ชักแม่น้ำทั้งห้า

/t͡ɕʰak̚˦˥.mɛː˥˩.naːm˦˥.tʰaŋ˦˥.haː˥˩/

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Tanım

•to cajole; to coax; to wheedle · to cite lengthy or various reasons which, however, do not directly concern the subject matter of the discussion

Etimoloji

Compound of ชัก (chák, “to draw (in); to allude (to)”) + แม่น้ำ (mɛ̂ɛ-náam, “river”) + ทั้ง (táng, “all”) + ห้า (hâa, “five”), literally “to allude to all the five rivers”. Originated from the Buddhist tale of Prince Vessantara, in which a beggar, Jūjaka, persuades the prince to give his children to him as slaves by uttering lengthy stories about the five great rivers, Gaṇga, Yamunā, Aciravati,…