ลงเอย

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Thai

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Etymology

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From ลง (long, to cause to come down or descend; to put down; to place down; etc) +‎ เอย (əəi, a word traditionally put at the end of a poem, signifying its ending).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicลงเอย
l ŋ e ɒ y
Phonemic
ลง-เอย
l ŋ – e ɒ y
RomanizationPaiboonlong-əəi
Royal Institutelong-oei
(standard) IPA(key)/loŋ˧.ʔɤːj˧/(R)

Verb

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ลงเอย (long-əəi) (abstract noun การลงเอย)

  1. to end a poem with the word เอย (əəi).
  2. (idiomatic) to terminate, to cease, to conclude, to come to an end; to end up, to turn out (to be).
  3. (slang) to be together (as a loving or wedded couple); to be united (in marriage).