แหกคอก

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Thai[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From แหก (hɛ̀ɛk, to break apart; to pull apart; to stretch apart; etc) +‎ คอก (kɔ̂ɔk, coop, pen, stable; prison, gaol).

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographicแหกคอก
æ h k g ɒ k
Phonemic
แหก-คอก
æ h k – g ɒ k
RomanizationPaiboonhɛ̀ɛk-kɔ̂ɔk
Royal Institutehaek-khok
(standard) IPA(key)/hɛːk̚˨˩.kʰɔːk̚˥˩/(R)

Verb[edit]

แหกคอก (hɛ̀ɛk-kɔ̂ɔk) (abstract noun การแหกคอก)

  1. (idiomatic and vulgar) to break tradition or custom; to go against tradition or custom; to behave unconventionally or unorthodoxly.
  2. (vulgar) to break gaol or prison.

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