นักเลง

Thai edit

Etymology edit

From นัก (nák, agentive prefix) +‎ เลง (leeng, from Khmer លេង (leing, “to play”)).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic		นักเลง n ạ k e l ŋ
Phonemic		นัก-เลง n ạ k – e l ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	nák-leeng
	Royal Institute	nak-leng
(standard) IPA^(key)		/nak̚˦˥.leːŋ˧/^(R)

Noun edit

นักเลง • (nák-leeng) (classifier คน)

(dated) person fond of something; person specialising in something.
rowdy; ruffian; rogue; scoundrel; gangster; outlaw; criminal.

Derived terms edit

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