กับระเบิด

Thai

Etymology

From กับ (gàp) +‎ ระเบิด (rá-bə̀ət), literally “bomb trap”.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		กับระเบิด k ạ ɓ r a e ɓ i ɗ
Phonemic		กับ-ระ-เบิด k ạ ɓ – r a – e ɓ i ɗ
Romanization	Paiboon	gàp-rá-bə̀ət
	Royal Institute	kap-ra-boet
(standard) IPA(key)		/kap̚˨˩.ra˦˥.bɤːt̚˨˩/(R)

Nomen

กับระเบิด • (gàp-rá-bə̀ət)

1. A hidden bomb which would explode when stepped upon or touched, such as land mine.
2. (colloquial) Something which would give an unfavourable outcome when stepped upon, touched, eaten or treated in a similar manner, such as dog feces on a road or bird's eye chilis hidden in a food.

References

• Royal Institute of Thailand. (2011). Royal Institute Dictionary of New Words, Volume 3. Bangkok: Royal Institute of Thailand. →ISBN. Page 7.