ยักษ์มักกะสัน

Thai

Etymology

From ยักษ์ (yák, “yakṣa, a malevolent mythological creature”) +‎ มักกะสัน (“Makassar”); literally "yakṣa of Makassar", believed to originally refer to a group of Muslim refugees from Makassar who committed an unsuccessful coup, known as Makassar Insurrection, against King Narai of Ayutthaya in 2229 BE (1686/87 CE).

Pronunciation
Orthographicยักษ์มักกะสัน
y ạ k ʂ ʻ m ạ k k a s ạ n
Phonemic
ยัก-มัก-กะ-สัน
y ạ k – m ạ k – k a – s ạ n
RomanizationPaiboonyák-mák-gà-sǎn
Royal Instituteyak-mak-ka-san
(standard) IPA(key)/jak̚˦˥.mak̚˦˥.ka˨˩.san˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

ยักษ์มักกะสัน • (yák-mák-gà-sǎn)

  1. (idiomatic) extremely cruel or ruthless person.
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