หนอนบ่อนไส้

Thai

Etymology

From หนอน (nɔ̌ɔn, “worm”) +‎ บ่อน (bɔ̀n, “to gnaw (within, from within, or through); to undermine; etc”) +‎ ไส้ (sâi, “intestine”); literally "worm that gnaws within (someone's) intestine".

Pronunciation

Orthographicหนอนบ่อนไส้
h n ɒ n ɓ ˋ ɒ n ai s ˆ
Phonemic
{Unorthographical; Short}		หฺนอน-บ็่อน-ไส้
h ̥ n ɒ n – ɓ ˘ ˋ ɒ n – ai s ˆ
RomanizationPaiboonnɔ̌ɔn-bɔ̀n-sâi
Royal Institutenon-bon-sai
(standard) IPA(key)/nɔːn˩˩˦.bɔn˨˩.saj˥˩/

Noun

หนอนบ่อนไส้ • (nɔ̌ɔn-bɔ̀n-sâi)

  1. (idiomatic) spy; inside agent; mole.
  • เกลือเป็นหนอน (literally “salt that turns into worm”)
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