Irony

"Irony" in Thai

การแฝงนัย

gaan-fɛ̌ɛng-nai

(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

คำถากถาง

kam-tàak-tǎang

(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

คำประชด

kam-bprà-chót

(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

คำประชดประชัน

kam-bprà-chót-bprà-chan

(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

คำเย้ยหยัน

kam-yə́əi-yǎn

(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

คำแดกดัน

kam-dɛ̀ɛk-dan

(statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.