ขุนค้อน

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Thai[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ขุน (kǔn, chief; lord; master; etc.) +‎ ค้อน (kɔ́ɔn, gavel).

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographicขุนค้อน
kʰ u n g ˆ ɒ n
Phonemic
ขุน-ค้อน
kʰ u n – g ˆ ɒ n
RomanizationPaiboonkǔn-kɔ́ɔn
Royal Institutekhun-khon
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰun˩˩˦.kʰɔːn˦˥/(R)

Noun[edit]

ขุนค้อน (kǔn-kɔ́ɔn)

  1. (politics, slang) the chief of a legislature, as the speaker of a house of representatives, the president of a senate, etc.