งมเข็มในมหาสมุทร

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Thai

Etymology

From งม (ngom, to grope (for)) +‎ เข็ม (kěm, needle) +‎ ใน (nai, in) +‎ มหาสมุทร (má-hǎa-sà-mùt, ocean), literally to grope for a needle in the ocean. Compare Chinese 海底摸針 / 海底摸针 (hǎidǐmōzhēn).

Pronunciation

Orthographicงมเข็มในมหาสมุทร
ŋ m e kʰ ˘ m au n m h ā s m u d r
Phonemic
งม-เข็ม-ไน-มะ-หา-สะ-หฺมุด
ŋ m – e kʰ ˘ m – ai n – m a – h ā – s a – h ̥ m u ɗ
RomanizationPaiboonngom-kěm-nai-má-hǎa-sà-mùt
Royal Institutengom-khem-nai-ma-ha-sa-mut
(standard) IPA(key)/ŋom˧.kʰem˩˩˦.naj˧.ma˦˥.haː˩˩˦.sa˨˩.mut̚˨˩/(R)

Verb

งมเข็มในมหาสมุทร

  1. (idiomatic) to look for a needle in a haystack.