ถือหาง

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Thai

Etymology

From ถือ (tʉ̌ʉ, to hold) +‎ หาง (hǎang, tail, referring to the tail of a cock in cockfighting).

Pronunciation

Orthographicถือหาง
tʰ ụ̄ ɒ h ā ŋ
Phonemic
ถือ-หาง
tʰ ụ̄ ɒ – h ā ŋ
RomanizationPaiboontʉ̌ʉ-hǎang
Royal Institutethue-hang
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰɯː˩˩˦.haːŋ˩˩˦/(R)

Verb

ถือหาง (tʉ̌ʉ-hǎang) (abstract noun การถือหาง)

  1. (idiomatic, sarcastic, derogatory, offensive) to back; to support; to side (with).