เหลือขอ

Thai

an elephant-mounted mahout with a bullhook in his hand

Etymology

From เหลือ (lʉ̌ʉa, “to go beyond; to exceed”) +‎ ขอ (kɔ̌ɔ, “hook”); referring to the situation in which an elephant can no longer be handled with a bullhook.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		เหลือขอ e h l ụ̄ ɒ kʰ ɒ
Phonemic		เหฺลือ-ขอ e h ̥ l ụ̄ ɒ – kʰ ɒ
Romanization	Paiboon	lʉ̌ʉa-kɔ̌ɔ
	Royal Institute	luea-kho
(standard) IPA(key)		/lɯa̯˩˩˦.kʰɔː˩˩˦/(R)

Adjective

เหลือขอ • (lʉ̌ʉa-kɔ̌ɔ) (abstract noun ความเหลือขอ)

1. (idiomatic, often of a child) stubborn.