สมองไหล
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Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Calque of English brain drain. Same as สมอง (sà-mɔ̌ɔng, “brain”) + ไหล (lǎi, “to drain; to flow out”), Compare Lao ສະໝອງໄຫຼ (sa mǭng lai).
Pronunciation
[edit]Orthographic | สมองไหล s m ɒ ŋ ai h l | |
Phonemic | สะ-หฺมอง-ไหฺล s a – h ̥ m ɒ ŋ – ai h ̥ l | |
Romanization | Paiboon | sà-mɔ̌ɔng-lǎi |
Royal Institute | sa-mong-lai | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /sa˨˩.mɔːŋ˩˩˦.laj˩˩˦/(R) |
Noun
[edit]สมองไหล • (sà-mɔ̌ɔng-lǎi)