ສໍ້ລາດບັງຫຼວງ
Lao edit
Etymology edit
From ສໍ້ (sǭ, “to cheat”) + ລາດ (lāt, “private citizen”) + ບັງ (bang, “to conceal; to hide; to cover; etc”) + ຫຼວງ (lūang, “government; public sector”). Cognate with Thai ฉ้อราษฎร์บังหลวง (chɔ̂ɔ-râat-bang-lǔuang).
Pronunciation edit
- (Vientiane) IPA(key): [sɔː˧˩.laːt̚˥˨.baŋ˩(˧).luːə̯ŋ˩(˧)]
- (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [sɔː˥˥˨.laːt̚˧˦.baŋ˩˨.luːə̯ŋ˥˧˧]
- Hyphenation: ສໍ້-ລາດ-ບັງ-ຫຼວງ
- Rhymes: -uːə̯ŋ
Noun edit
ສໍ້ລາດບັງຫຼວງ • (sǭ lāt bang lūang)
- (historical) crime of collecting money, as taxes, fees, etc, from private citizens and failing to forward the money to the government; crime of appropriating public money.
- corruption in public sector; corruption in public office
Verb edit
ສໍ້ລາດບັງຫຼວງ • (sǭ lāt bang lūang) (abstract noun ການສໍ້ລາດບັງຫຼວງ)
- (historical) to commit such crime.
- to commit corruption in public office; to commit corruption as public officer.