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Thai
Etymology
From กิน (gin, “to eat”) + แกลบ (glɛ̀ɛp, “rice hull”); literally "to eat rice hulls".
Pronunciation
Verb
กินแกลบ • (gin-glɛ̀ɛp)
- (idiomatic, figuratively referring to the situation in which a person has to consume rice hulls instead of actual rice) to be impoverished; to be in poverty.
- (idiomatic, obsolete, from the behaviour of pigs) to be idiotic; to be stupid; to be unintelligent.