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Thai
Etymology
From ผู้ดี (pûu-dii, “noble person; person of noble birth; person of blue blood; well-born and well-bred person”) + ตีน (dtiin, “foot”) + แดง (dɛɛng, “red”); literally "red-footed noble"; believed to have originated from the ancient Khmer tradition, in which royal persons had their hands and feet painted red.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
ผู้ดีตีนแดง • (pûu-dii-dtiin-dɛɛng)
- (idiomatic, derogatory, sarcastic) noble person, person of noble birth, well-born and well-bred person, person from a wealthy family, or person from the upper class, especially one who is spoiled or does not know how or refuses to do housework or hard work.
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References
- ^ เพ็งแก้ว, ล้อม (2016 August 1) “ทำไมผู้ดีตีนแดง”, in ภาษาไทยน่ารู้กับครูวิวัฒน์ (in Thai), Bangkok: ครูวิวัฒน์, retrieved 2019-05-19