Where does “ต้มตุ๋น” come from?
ต้มตุ๋น (Thai) comes from Thai ต้ม, from Proto-Tai tomᶜ — to boil.
ต้มตุ๋น (Thai): to con; to swindle by means of a confidence game
Definitions
- to con; to swindle by means of a confidence game
Ancestry of “ต้มตุ๋น”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | ต้ม | to boil; to trick; to deceive; to sham |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | tomᶜ | to boil |
Words derived from “ต้มตุ๋น”