แก้ตัว

Thai

Etymology

แก้ (gɛ̂ɛ, “to remedy, correct”) +‎ ตัว (dtuua, “self, figure”).

Pronunciation

Orthographicแก้ตัว
æ k ˆ t ạ w
Phonemic
แก้-ตัว
æ k ˆ – t ạ w
RomanizationPaiboongɛ̂ɛ-dtuua
Royal Institutekae-tua
(standard) IPA(key)/kɛː˥˩.tua̯˧/(R)

Verb

แก้ตัว • (gɛ̂ɛ-dtuua) (abstract noun การแก้ตัว)

  1. to make up for one's losses or errors
  2. to find an excuse, make false excuses

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “แก้ตัว” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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