มะงุมมะงาหรา

Thai

Etymology

Perhaps from Javanese manyuk (“to wander around”) + melaya (“to travel; to wander”) or mlantrah (“to wander about; to roam”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		มะงุมมะงาหรา m a ŋ u m m a ŋ ā h r ā
Phonemic		มะ-งุม-มะ-งา-หฺรา m a – ŋ u m – m a – ŋ ā – h ̥ r ā
Romanization	Paiboon	má-ngum-má-ngaa-rǎa
	Royal Institute	ma-ngum-ma-nga-ra
(standard) IPA(key)		/ma˦˥.ŋum˧.ma˦˥.ŋaː˧.raː˩˩˦/(R)

Verb

มะงุมมะงาหรา • (má-ngum-má-ngaa-rǎa) (abstract noun การมะงุมมะงาหรา)

1. (literary, elegant, archaic) to tour a forest.
2. (slang) to ramble without a definite purpose: to wander, to roam, to rove, to stray, etc.
3. (slang) to move awkwardly; to be awkward.