ลงแขก
Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly from ลง (long, “to descend; to cause to descend or come down”) + แขก (kɛ̀ɛk, “guest; visitor”), meaning to invite guests to come into and work together in a paddy field.
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic | ลงแขก l ŋ æ kʰ k | |
| Phonemic | ลง-แขก l ŋ – æ kʰ k | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | long-kɛ̀ɛk |
| Royal Institute | long-khaek | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /loŋ˧.kʰɛːk̚˨˩/(R) | |
Verb
[edit]ลงแขก • (long-kɛ̀ɛk) (abstract noun การลงแขก)
- (idiomatic) to gather and work together, especially in a paddy field.
- (slang) to gang-rape.