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Where does “กระตุกหนวดเสือ” come from?

กระตุกหนวดเสือ (Thai) comes from Thai เสือ, from Proto-Southwestern Tai sɯəᴬ — tiger.

กระตุกหนวดเสือ (Thai): to irritate a powerful person

Definitions

  1. to irritate a powerful person

Ancestry of “กระตุกหนวดเสือ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเสือtiger; bandit; outlaw
2Proto-Southwestern Taisɯəᴬtiger
Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai sɯəᴬ →