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Thai
Etymology
From เถร (těen, “senior priest; high priest”) + ตรง (dtrong, “straight; straightforward”); literally meaning "straight(forward like a) high priest".
Pronunciation
Adjective
เถรตรง • (těen-dtrong) (abstract noun ความเถรตรง)
- (idiomatic, sarcastic) candid, blunt, too straightforward, too honest; unrigid, unyielding, inflexible, stiff.
- (idiomatic) upright and incorruptible; being of integrity.