Thai

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Pali oḷārika (crass; gross); probably via Old Khmer olārik (great; large). Compare Modern Khmer ឱឡារិក (ʼaolaarɨk).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicโอฬารึก
o ɒ ɭ ā r ụ k
Phonemic
โอ-ลา-รึก
o ɒ – l ā – r ụ k
RomanizationPaiboonoo-laa-rʉ́k
Royal Instituteo-la-ruek
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔoː˧.laː˧.rɯk̚˦˥/(R)

Adjective

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โอฬารึก (oo-laa-rʉ́k) (abstract noun ความโอฬารึก)

  1. (elegant) great (in various senses, often used to describe size, quantity, quality, degree, extent, importance, power, dignity, or status).