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Anybody know the rough transliteration is for "Midget"? Or what something maybe that comes across as " Nekma"? :cheers:
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Khon Kek, with the last k almost not pronounced, means 'dwarf'.
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'Lek mak' means 'very small'.

Google translate (always worth a try with individual words) gives the following for midget: คนแคระ - sounds like 'khon kreh' to me.
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Frank may be correct but my wife says Khon Krak with short r and almost silent k
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Quite possible it should have an R in there, a bit like the difference between krap and kap, I think it depends on the accent and I think putting the R in may be more proper.
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Dahling wrote:'Lek mak' means 'very small'.

Google translate (always worth a try with individual words) gives the following for midget: คนแคระ - sounds like 'khon kreh' to me.
Thanks to all. "Lek mak" may be it as it is a small object, not a person. :cheers:
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Dictionary says:
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Roel wrote:Dictionary says:
Does it also depend on what is being referred to, or is there a "classifier" added depending on what it is? :cheers:
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No classifier. It is an adjective. As in midget golf.
Otherwise the noun (a midget) is the above mentioned kon krae.
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My wife has always called a midget for an a'joy in thai and shes from Bangkok so i guess its the right word.
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I also having been reminded by this latest post checked with my wife. " Nekma" was probably Lek ma ....small coming. Ie. this is a person with small (size) coming ( to them).. No idea myself but my wife says yes. I don't argue.....
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Bristolian wrote:I also having been reminded by this latest post checked with my wife. " Nekma" was probably Lek ma ....small coming. Ie. this is a person with small (size) coming ( to them).. No idea myself but my wife says yes. I don't argue.....
It was in reference to a car, as in: MG Midget. But as they also tried to tell me the car was an "Austin", I took it with the usual caution!
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