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Thai
Etymology
From กะลา (gà-laa, “coconut shell”) + แลนด์ (lɛɛn, “land”); literally "coconut shell land".
The expression "coconut shell" is based on the idiom กบในกะลา (gòp-nai-gà-laa, “someone who cannot or refuses to see the big picture because of being sheltered or close-minded”, literally “a frog under a coconut shell”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
กะลาแลนด์ • (gà-laa-lɛɛn)
- (Internet slang, sarcastic, self-deprecatory) Thailand.
- 2015, ปวิน ชัชวาลพงศ์พันธ์:
- กะลาธิปไตย (gà-laa-tí-bpà-dtai, literally “coconut shell sovereignty”)
- กะลาสเฟียร์ (gà-laa-sà-fiia, literally “coconut shell sphere”)
- ตอแหลแลนด์ (dtɔɔ-lɛ̌ɛ-lɛɛn, literally “land of hypocrites”)