เอางาน

Thai

Etymology

From เอา (ao, “to take; to accept; to receive; etc”) +‎ งาน (ngaan, “work; business; etc”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		เอางาน e ɒ ā ŋ ā n
Phonemic		เอา-งาน e ɒ ā – ŋ ā n
Romanization	Paiboon	ao-ngaan
	Royal Institute	ao-ngan
(standard) IPA^(key)		/ʔaw˧.ŋaːn˧/^(R)

Verb

เอางาน • (ao-ngaan) (abstract noun การเอางาน)

to take something from a person of higher status by opening the palm of a hand, turning the palm upside with the little finger towards the ground, jerking the wrist once as a sign of respect, and receiving the thing with that hand.

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