ลูกเสือลูกตะเข้

Thai

Etymology

From ลูก (lûuk, “child: offspring, issue”) +‎ เสือ (sʉ̌ʉa, “tiger”) +‎ ลูก (lûuk, “idem”) +‎ ตะเข้ (“crocodylian”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ลูกเสือลูกตะเข้ l ū k e s ụ̄ ɒ l ū k t a e kʰ ˆ
Phonemic		ลูก-เสือ-ลูก-ตะ-เข้ l ū k – e s ụ̄ ɒ – l ū k – t a – e kʰ ˆ
Romanization	Paiboon	lûuk-sʉ̌ʉa-lûuk-dtà-kêe
	Royal Institute	luk-suea-luk-ta-khe
(standard) IPA(key)		/luːk̚˥˩.sɯa̯˩˩˦.luːk̚˥˩.ta˨˩.kʰeː˥˩/(R)

Noun

ลูกเสือลูกตะเข้ • (lûuk-sʉ̌ʉa-lûuk-dtà-kêe)

1. (idiomatic) child or descendant of an evil, malicious, or dangerous person.
2. (idiomatic) another person's child or descendant adopted by someone and later betraying or harming that one.