ถีบตัว

Thai

Etymology

From ถีบ (tìip, “give a forceful shove with the foot”) +‎ ตัว (dtuua, “self”). Cognate with Lao ຖີບຕົວ (thīp tūa).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ถีบตัว tʰ ī ɓ t ạ w
Phonemic		ถีบ-ตัว tʰ ī ɓ – t ạ w
Romanization	Paiboon	tìip-dtuua
	Royal Institute	thip-tua
(standard) IPA^(key)		/tʰiːp̚˨˩.tua̯˧/^(R)

Verb

ถีบตัว • (tìip-dtuua) (abstract noun การถีบตัว)

(intransitive) rise, soar
(intransitive, figuratively) quickly improve one's status

Synonyms

เขยิบฐานะ
ไต่เต้า (dtài-dtâo)

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