เลก(lâek)
Meanings
1NounC1
corvée laborer (historical)
a commoner obligated to perform unpaid labor or military service for the state under the traditional corvée system (historical Siam/Thailand)
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)สมัยโบราณsà-măi boh-raanสมัยโบราณsà-măi boh-raan1ancient times; antiquity2ancient; from ancient timesเลกlâekเลกlâekcorvée laborer (historical)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightออกแรงòk raengออกแรงòk raeng[to] exert effort; [to] use strengthงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for eventsให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitหลวงlŭuangหลวงlŭuang1royal; of the king/state2state; public; official3honorific for monks/holy objects4venerable monk (colloq.)โดยdoiโดยdoi1by (transport/communication)2in a ... way; -ly3by (passive marker in formal style)4by; via; throughไม่ได้รับmâi dâai rápไม่ได้รับmâi dâai ráp[to] not receive [sth]ค่าจ้างkâa jâangค่าจ้างkâa jâang1wages; pay; remuneration2fee for hired work; compensation for services
In ancient times, a 'lek' had to perform labor for the state without pay.