ลามก
laa-mókMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
obscene; indecent; lewd
Sexually offensive or indecent; crude or lewd in a sexual way.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)พูดจาลามกpûut-jaa-laa-mókพูดจาลามกpûut-jaa-laa-mók[to] speak obscenely; [to] talk dirtyใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)เพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaancoworker; colleague; workmateผู้หญิงpûu-yǐngผู้หญิงpûu-yǐng1woman; girl; female person2women's; female (as modifier)
He likes to make lewd comments to his female colleagues.
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อย่าyàaเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉangตลกลามกdtà-lòk-laa-mókแบบนั้นbɛ̀ɛp-nánในnaiที่ทำงานtîi-tam-ngaanเลยləəiมันmanไม่เหมาะสมmâi-mɔ̀-sǒm
Don't tell such lewd jokes at work; it's inappropriate.
สายตาsǎai-dtaaที่tîiลามกlaa-mókของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoทำให้tam-hâiเธอtəəรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kอึดอัดʉ̀t-àtและlɛ́ไม่mâiปลอดภัยbplɔ̀ɔt-pai
His lewd gaze made her feel uncomfortable and unsafe.
การgaanส่งข้อความsòng-kɔ̂ɔ-kwaamที่tîiมีmiiเนื้อหาnʉ́ʉa-hǎaลามกlaa-mókอาจàatเข้าข่ายkâo-kàaiการคุกคามgaan-kúk-kaamทางเพศtaang-pêetตามกฎหมายdtaam-gòt-mǎaiได้dâai
Sending messages with lewd content can be legally considered sexual harassment.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
laa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ลาlaaลาlaa1donkey2[to] say goodbye; take one’s leave3leave (from work/school)4[to] take leave; request leavedonkeyPart 1
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ลามกlaa-mókลามกlaa-mókobscene; indecent; lewdobscene; indecent; lewdWord