นกสองหัว

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Thai

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Etymology

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From นก (nók, bird) +‎ สอง (sɔ̌ɔng, two) +‎ หัว (hǔua, head); literally "two-headed bird".

Pronunciation

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Orthographicนกสองหัว
n k s ɒ ŋ h ạ w
Phonemic
{Short}
นก-สอง-หัว
n k – s ɒ ŋ – h ạ w
นก-ส็อง-หัว
n k – s ˘ ɒ ŋ – h ạ w
RomanizationPaiboonnók-sɔ̌ɔng-hǔuanók-sɔ̌ng-hǔua
Royal Institutenok-song-huanok-song-hua
(standard) IPA(key)/nok̚˦˥.sɔːŋ˩˩˦.hua̯˩˩˦/(R)/nok̚˦˥.sɔŋ˩˩˦.hua̯˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

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นกสองหัว (nók-sɔ̌ɔng-hǔua)

  1. (idiomatic) double-dealing person; two-faced person; hypocritical person.
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