หอคอยงาช้าง

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Thai

Etymology

Calque of English ivory tower. Same as หอคอย (hɔ̌ɔ-kɔɔi, watchtower) +‎ งา (ngaa, tusk) +‎ ช้าง (cháang, elephant).

Pronunciation

Orthographicหอคอยงาช้าง
h ɒ g ɒ y ŋ ā d͡ʑ ˆ ā ŋ
Phonemic
หอ-คอย-งา-ช้าง
h ɒ – g ɒ y – ŋ ā – d͡ʑ ˆ ā ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonhɔ̌ɔ-kɔɔi-ngaa-cháang
Royal Instituteho-khoi-nga-chang
(standard) IPA(key)/hɔː˩˩˦.kʰɔːj˧.ŋaː˧.t͡ɕʰaːŋ˦˥/(R)

Noun

หอคอยงาช้าง (hɔ̌ɔ-kɔɔi-ngaa-cháang)

  1. (idiomatic) ivory tower.