ต้มตุ๋น
Thai
Etymology
From ต้ม (dtôm, “to boil”) + ตุ๋น (dtǔn, “to stew”); literally "to boil and stew".
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ต้มตุ๋น t ˆ m t u ˇ n | |
| Phonemic | ต้ม-ตุ๋น t ˆ m – t u ˇ n | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | dtôm-dtǔn |
| Royal Institute | tom-tun | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /tom˥˩.tun˩˩˦/ | |
Verb
ต้มตุ๋น • (dtôm-dtǔn) (abstract noun การต้มตุ๋น)
- (slang) to con; to swindle by means of a confidence game.
Derived terms
- นักต้มตุ๋น (nák-dtûm-dtǔn, “conman”)
Related terms
- ปอกลอก (“to fleece”, literally “to peel and pare”)
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