วัวลืมตีน
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Thai[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From วัว (wuua, “cow; ox”) + ลืม (lʉʉm, “to forget”) + ตีน (dtiin, “foot”); literally "a cow that forgets its own feet".
Pronunciation[edit]
| Orthographic | วัวลืมตีน w ạ w l ụ̄ m t ī n | |
| Phonemic | วัว-ลืม-ตีน w ạ w – l ụ̄ m – t ī n | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | wuua-lʉʉm-dtiin |
| Royal Institute | wua-luem-tin | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /wua̯˧.lɯːm˧.tiːn˧/(R) | |
Noun[edit]
วัวลืมตีน • (wuua-lʉʉm-dtiin)
- (idiomatic and derogatory) a person who forgets or denies his background, or changes his attitude or behaviour into an unfavourable or unpleasant one, after acquiring a better status, condition, etc.
Usage notes[edit]
Sometimes used in combination with the expression คนลืมตัว (kon lʉʉm dtuua; literally "a person who forgets his own self"), as คนลืมตัว วัวลืมตีน(kon lʉʉm dtuua · wuua-lʉʉm-dtiin).