Thai edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old Khmer raloka.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicระลอก
r a l ɒ k
Phonemic
ระ-ลอก
r a – l ɒ k
RomanizationPaiboonrá-lɔ̂ɔk
Royal Institutera-lok
(standard) IPA(key)/ra˦˥.lɔːk̚˥˩/(R)

Noun edit

ระลอก (rá-lɔ̂ɔk) (classifier ลูก)

  1. ripple: wave.
  2. anything that comes back like a wave; the act or fact of such returning.
    โควิดระลอกสอง
    koo-wìt rá-lɔ̂ɔk sɔ̌ɔng
    second [round of] COVID resurgence
  3. (traditional medicine) a disease or symptom characterised by boil-like inflammation or eruption.