สวมเขา

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Thai[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From สวม (sǔuam, to put on) +‎ เขา (kǎo, horn); possibly calque of English put horns on. Compare Vietnamese cắm sừng.

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographicสวมเขา
s w m e kʰ ā
Phonemic
สวม-เขา
s w m – e kʰ ā
RomanizationPaiboonsǔuam-kǎo
Royal Institutesuam-khao
(standard) IPA(key)/sua̯m˩˩˦.kʰaw˩˩˦/(R)

Verb[edit]

สวมเขา (sǔuam-kǎo) (abstract noun การสวมเขา)

  1. (idiomatic) to put horns on; to cuckold.