สมองไหล

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Thai

Etymology

Calque of English brain drain. Same as สมอง (sà-mɔ̌ɔng, brain) +‎ ไหล (lǎi, to drain; to flow out), Compare Lao ສະໝອງໄຫຼ (sa mǭng lai).

Pronunciation

Orthographicสมองไหล
s m ɒ ŋ ai h l
Phonemic
สะ-หฺมอง-ไหฺล
s a – h ̥ m ɒ ŋ – ai h ̥ l
RomanizationPaiboonsà-mɔ̌ɔng-lǎi
Royal Institutesa-mong-lai
(standard) IPA(key)/sa˨˩.mɔːŋ˩˩˦.laj˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

สมองไหล (sà-mɔ̌ɔng-lǎi)

  1. brain drain.

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