สนตะพาย

Thai

Etymology

From สน (sǒn, “to pass a thread (through)”) +‎ ตะพาย (“nasal septum (of a bovine)”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		สนตะพาย s n t a b ā y
Phonemic		สน-ตะ-พาย s n – t a – b ā y
Romanization	Paiboon	sǒn-dtà-paai
	Royal Institute	son-ta-phai
(standard) IPA(key)		/son˩˩˦.ta˨˩.pʰaːj˧/(R)

Noun

สนตะพาย • (sǒn-dtà-paai)

1. (usually of a bovine) to loop a piece of rope through the nasal septum or through a nose ring attached thereto.
2. (of a human, slang, sometimes offensive) to perform or undergo nose piercing (especially for wearing a nose ring).
3. (slang, idiomatic, derogatory, offensive) to lead by the nose.