ควักเนื้อ

Thai

Etymology

ควัก (kwák, “to gouge out”) +‎ เนื้อ (nʉ́ʉa, “flesh; meat”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ควักเนื้อ g w ạ k e n ụ̄ ˆ ɒ
Phonemic		คฺวัก-เนื้อ g ̥ w ạ k – e n ụ̄ ˆ ɒ
Romanization	Paiboon	kwák-nʉ́ʉa
	Royal Institute	khwak-nuea
(standard) IPA^(key)		/kʰwak̚˦˥.nɯa̯˦˥/^(R)

Verb

ควัก เนื้อ • (kwák-nʉ́ʉa) (abstract noun การควักเนื้อ)

(idiomatic) to pay something for someone because the latter does not have enough money.
(idiomatic) to finance an activity using one's personal funds, especially when running out of capital or when not necessary to do so.

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