วัวหายล้อมคอก

Thai

Etymology

From วัว (wuua, “bovine: cow, ox, bull, etc”) +‎ หาย (hǎai, “to disappear; to be lost”) +‎ ล้อม (lɔ́ɔm, “to encircle; to form a circle; to cause to encircle; to create (something that is round or circular)”) +‎ คอก (kɔ̂ɔk, “pen; stable”); literally "to create a pen (after) the oxen have disappeared".

Pronunciation

Orthographic		วัวหายล้อมคอก w ạ w h ā y l ˆ ɒ m g ɒ k
Phonemic		วัว-หาย-ล้อม-คอก w ạ w – h ā y – l ˆ ɒ m – g ɒ k
Romanization	Paiboon	wuua-hǎai-lɔ́ɔm-kɔ̂ɔk
	Royal Institute	wua-hai-lom-khok
(standard) IPA(key)		/wua̯˧.haːj˩˩˦.lɔːm˦˥.kʰɔːk̚˥˩/(R)

Verb

วัวหายล้อมคอก • (wuua-hǎai-lɔ́ɔm-kɔ̂ɔk)

1. (idiomatic) to close the stable door after the horse has bolted.