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|  ½ÃÑ觢Õ鹡
faL rangL kheeF nohkH |  |
| pronunciation guide | | Phonemic Thai | ½Ð-ËÚÃÑè§-¤Õè-¹¡ | | IPA | fàràŋ kʰîː nók | | Royal Thai General System | farang khi nok |
| | | 1. [noun, phrase, figurative, colloquial, idiom, sarcastic-humorous]
| | definition |
[showing disapproval] a Thai follower of European of American customs; a Thai who puts on airs as if he or she was a Westerner; a Thai who apes Westerners
| | notes | Though the Royal Though defined by the Royal Institute as: "¤¹·ÕèÇÒ§·èÒà»ç¹½ÃÑè§," this phrase was also heard being used to criticize low-class (inferior, insignificant, meaningless or worthless) foreigners (esp. Westerners). | | categories | | | components |  ½ÃÑè§  | faL rangL | non-Asian foreigner, [usually] Caucasian [see notes] | ¢Õ鹡 | kheeF nohkH | [usually preceded by ½ÃÑè§ ] fake; phoney; bogus; spurious; pretended; feigned; sham; low-class; inferior; insignificant; meaningless; worthless | | | 2. µé¹½ÃÑ觢Õ鹡 dtohnF faL rangL kheeF nohkH [noun]
| | definition |
[plant] a species of red-reeded and round-shaped ½ÃÑè§ (guava)
| | components | µé¹ | dtohnF | [a prefix used for plant or tree names] plant; stalk; trunk | | ½ÃÑè§ | faL rangL | non-Asian foreigner, [usually] Caucasian [see notes] | | ¢Õ鹡 | kheeF nohkH | [usually preceded by ½ÃÑè§ ] fake; phoney; bogus; spurious; pretended; feigned; sham; low-class; inferior; insignificant; meaningless; worthless | | |
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