งักปุ๊กคุ้ง

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Thai

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Etymology

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From Teochew , the name of a character in the novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer.

Pronunciation

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Orthographicงักปุ๊กคุ้ง
ŋ ạ k p u ˊ k g u ˆ ŋ
Phonemic
งัก-ปุ๊ก-คุ้ง
ŋ ạ k – p u ˊ k – g u ˆ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonngák-bpúk-kúng
Royal Institutengak-puk-khung
(standard) IPA(key)/ŋak̚˦˥.puk̚˦˥.kʰuŋ˦˥/(R)

Noun

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งักปุ๊กคุ้ง (ngák-bpúk-kúng)

  1. (slang) a hypocrite.
    เลือกตั้งรอบนี้ไหงมีแต่งักปุ๊กคุ้งลงสมัคร
    lʉ̂ʉak-dtâng rɔ̂ɔp níi ngǎi mii dtɛ̀ɛ ngák-bpúk-kúng long sà-màk
    In this election, why are there only hypocrites applying for candidacies?