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กระดูกขัดมัน
graL duukL khatL manM
Royal Institute - 1982
กระดูกขัดมัน  /กฺระ-ดูก-ขัด-มัน/
[วิเศษณ์] (การใช้: ปาก) ตระหนี่มาก.

pronunciation guide
Phonemic Thaiกฺระ-ดูก-ขัด-มัน
IPAkràʔ dùːk kʰàt man
Royal Thai General Systemkraduk khat man

 [noun, figurative, colloquial, idiom]
definition
miserly; stingy; niggardly

categories
componentsกระดูก  graL duukLbone
ขัด khatLto polish; scrub; rub; abrade; burnish
มัน manM[is] flashing; shining; sparkling; glowing; bright; shiny; audacious; interesting; provoking (positive connotation)
related wordsขี้เหนียวkheeF niaaoR[is] stingy; miserly; parsimonious; cheap
เค็ม khemM[is] parsimonious; stingy; miserly; penny-pinching; cunning; shrewd; calculating
ตระหนี่dtraL neeLparsimonious; stingy; miserly; penny-pinching; penurious
ตระหนี่ถี่เหนียวdtraL neeL theeL niaaoR[is] totally parsimonious; niggardly; a skinflint; stingy
ถี่theeLstingy
ประหยัดมากเกินไปbpraL yatL maakF geernM bpaiM[is] parsimonious; stingy; miserly; penny-pinching; penurious
sample
sentence
คุณสายสมรเป็นคนประเภทกระดูกขัดมัน
khoonM saaiR saL maawnR bpenM khohnM bpraL phaehtF graL duukL khatL manM
"Mrs. Saisamorn is the stingy, penny-pinching type."

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