Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Pali lāmaka (inferior; low); probably via Old Khmer lamūka (bad, loathsome, vile; excrement). Compare Modern Khmer លាមក (liəmŭək), Lao ລາມົກ (lā mok).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicลามก
l ā m k
Phonemic
ลา-มก
l ā – m k
RomanizationPaiboonlaa-mók
Royal Institutela-mok
(standard) IPA(key)/laː˧.mok̚˦˥/(R)

Adjective edit

ลามก (laa-mók) (abstract noun ความลามก)

  1. base, low, mean; dirty, filthy; immoral, impure, sinful, unclean, unholy; lascivious, lewd; indecent, obscene.

Derived terms edit