ออกทะเล

Thai

Etymology

From ออก (ɔ̀ɔk) +‎ ทะเล (tá-lee), literally "go out to the sea".

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ออกทะเล ɒ ɒ k d a e l
Phonemic		ออก-ทะ-เล ɒ ɒ k – d a – e l
Romanization	Paiboon	ɔ̀ɔk-tá-lee
	Royal Institute	ok-tha-le
(standard) IPA^(key)		/ʔɔːk̚˨˩.tʰa˦˥.leː˧/^(R)

Verb

ออกทะเล • (ɔ̀ɔk-tá-lee) (abstract noun การออกทะเล)

to go out to the sea by ship, etc.
(idiomatic, slang) To talk about something which does not concern the matter being discussed.
(idiomatic) To beat around the bush.

References

Royal Institute of Thailand. (2009). Royal Institute Dictionary of New Words, Volume 2. Bangkok: Royal Institute of Thailand. →ISBN. Page 140.

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