กบในกะลา

Thai

Alternative forms

Etymology

กบ (gɔɔ-bɔɔ) + ใน (nai) + กะลา (gà-laa). Literally: a frog in a coconut shell. Compare Malay katak di bawah tempurung, Chinese 井底之蛙.

Pronunciation

Orthographicกบในกะลา
kɓaunkalā
Phonemicกบ-ไน-กะ-ลา
kɓainkalā
RomanizationPaiboongòp-nai-gà-laa
Royal Institutekop-nai-ka-la
(standard) IPA(key)/kop̚˨˩.naj˧.ka˨˩.laː˧/

Noun

กบในกะลา (gòp-nai-gà-laa)

  1. (idiomatic) an ignorant or unknowledgeable person, one of very limited outlook (narrow-minded) and experience
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