ลามก

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Thai

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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ลามก (laa-mók) (abstract noun ความลามก)

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

Derived terms

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