ตลาดล่าง

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Thai

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Etymology

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From ตลาด (dtà-làat, market) +‎ ล่าง (lâang, lower); literally "lower market"; referring to the class of persons with low buying power or low income; possibly calque of English low-end market.

Pronunciation

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Orthographicตลาดล่าง
t l ā ɗ l ˋ ā ŋ
Phonemic
ตะ-หฺลาด-ล่าง
t a – h ̥ l ā ɗ – l ˋ ā ŋ
RomanizationPaiboondtà-làat-lâang
Royal Instituteta-lat-lang
(standard) IPA(key)/ta˨˩.laːt̚˨˩.laːŋ˥˩/(R)

Noun

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ตลาดล่าง (dtà-làat-lâang)

  1. (neologism, slang, derogatory, offensive) low-class person; low person; vulgar person; commoner; uneducated person; person with coarse behaviour; person who acts coarsely or acts like an uneducated person.