ฟันเฟือง

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Thai

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Etymology

From ฟัน (fan, tooth) +‎ เฟือง (fʉʉang, gear).

Pronunciation

Orthographicฟันเฟือง
f ạ n e f ụ̄ ɒ ŋ
Phonemic
ฟัน-เฟือง
f ạ n – e f ụ̄ ɒ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonfan-fʉʉang
Royal Institutefan-fueang
(standard) IPA(key)/fan˧.fɯa̯ŋ˧/(R)

Noun

ฟันเฟือง (fan-fʉʉang) (classifier ตัว)

  1. gearwheel or cogwheel with teeth.
  2. (figurative) cog: person who plays a minor part in a large organisation, activity, etc
  3. (figurative) someone or something that helps move something forwards.