ตั้งตัว
Thai
Etymology
From ตั้ง (dtâng, “to set (up)”) + ตัว (dtuua, “body; self”).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ตั้งตัว t ạ ˆ ŋ t ạ w | |
| Phonemic | ตั้ง-ตัว t ạ ˆ ŋ – t ạ w | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | dtâng-dtuua |
| Royal Institute | tang-tua | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /taŋ˥˩.tua̯˧/(R) | |
Verb
ตั้งตัว • (dtâng-dtuua) (abstract noun การตั้งตัว)
- (idiomatic) to prepare (oneself for something); to make (oneself) ready or to get ready (for something); to brace (oneself) up; to build (oneself) up.
- (idiomatic) to proclaim, appoint, or honour (oneself as something).
- (idiomatic) to establish or carve out one's life, career, fortune, wealth, or the like; to make one's way; to advance in life.