ท่อน้ำเลี้ยง

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Thai

Etymology

From ท่อ (tɔ̂ɔ, tube) +‎ น้ำเลี้ยง (nám-líiang, sap); possibly calque of English sap tube.

Pronunciation

Orthographicท่อน้ำเลี้ยง
d ˋ ɒ n ˆ å e l ī ˆ y ŋ
Phonemic
ท่อ-น้าม-เลี้ยง
d ˋ ɒ – n ˆ ā m – e l ī ˆ y ŋ
RomanizationPaiboontɔ̂ɔ-náam-líiang
Royal Institutetho-nam-liang
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰɔː˥˩.naːm˦˥.lia̯ŋ˦˥/(R)

Noun

ท่อน้ำเลี้ยง (tɔ̂ɔ-náam-líiang)

  1. (botany) sap tube.
  2. (slang) person who secretly funds a political organisation or activity.