คืนหมาหอน

Thai

Etymology

From คืน (kʉʉn, “night”) +‎ หมา (mǎa, “dog”) +‎ หอน (hɔ̌ɔn, “to howl”); literally "dog-howling night".

The term originated from the practice of electoral frauds in Thailand. On the night before an election day, political party agents usually visited people's houses to give money to voters, intending to buy votes for the last time. As they came in a suspicious manner, watchdogs became very noisy that night.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		คืนหมาหอน g ụ̄ n h m ā h ɒ n
Phonemic		คืน-หฺมา-หอน g ụ̄ n – h ̥ m ā – h ɒ n
Romanization	Paiboon	kʉʉn-mǎa-hɔ̌ɔn
	Royal Institute	khuen-ma-hon
(standard) IPA^(key)		/kʰɯːn˧.maː˩˩˦.hɔːn˩˩˦/

Noun

คืน หมา หอน • (kʉʉn-mǎa-hɔ̌ɔn)

(slang) election eve: the night before an election day.

References

Noranit Setabutr and Somkit Lertpaithoon. (2004). Thai Political Encyclopedia. Bangkok: House of Representatives Secretariat. Page 69.
Royal Institute of Thailand. (2009). Royal Institute Dictionary of New Words, Volume 2. Bangkok: Royal Institute of Thailand. →ISBN. Page 7.

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