Etymology

From เข้า ‎(kâo, “to enter”) +‎ เมือง ‎(mʉʉang, “city; town”) +‎ ตา ‎(dtaa, “eye”) +‎ หลิ่ว ‎(hlìu, “squint”) +‎ ต้อง ‎(dtɔ̂ng, “to need; to be required”) +‎ หลิ่ว ‎(hlìu, “to squint”) +‎ ตา ‎(dtaa, “eye”) +‎ ตาม ‎(dtaam, “after; according to; in line with”); literally "to need to squint one's own eyes like the squint-eyed people of the town one has entered" or "to enter the town of squint-eyed people and need to squint one's own eyes like them"

Pronunciation