กะลาธิปไตย
/ka˨˩.laː˧.tʰi˦˥.pa˨˩.taj˧/
TAYCA → TR
Tanım
•the administrative regime of Thailand, characterised by militarism, self-centeredness, ultraconservatism, ultranationalism, and ultraroyalism.
Etimoloji
From กะลา (gà-laa, “coconut shell”) + อธิปไตย (à-tí-bpà-tai, “supremacy; sovereignty; etc.”); literally "coconut shell sovereignty". The term is intended to mock the term ประชาธิปไตย (bprà-chaa-tí-bpà-dtai, “democracy”). "Coconut shell" is based on the idiom กบในกะลา (gòp-nai-gà-laa, “someone who cannot or refuses to see the big picture because of being sheltered or close-minded”, literally “a…