งักปุ๊กคุ้ง

Thai

Etymology

Possibly from Cantonese 岳不群, the name of a character in the novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		งักปุ๊กคุ้ง 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
Romanization	Paiboon	ngák-bpúk-kúng
	Royal Institute	ngak-puk-khung
(standard) IPA(key)		/ŋak̚˦˥.puk̚˦˥.kʰuŋ˦˥/(R)

Noun

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?