หลังไมค์

Thai

Etymology

From หลัง (lǎng, “behind”) +‎ ไมค์ (“mike: microphone”); literally "behind the mike"; originating from the practice of radio shows which allows listeners to call in to talk with the hosts without broadcasting the conversations.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		หลังไมค์ h l ạ ŋ ai m g ʻ
Phonemic		หฺลัง-ไม h ̥ l ạ ŋ – ai m
Romanization	Paiboon	lǎng-mai
	Royal Institute	lang-mai
(standard) IPA(key)		/laŋ˩˩˦.maj˧/(R)

Noun

หลังไมค์ • (lǎng-mai)

1. (slang) private talk; private conversation.
2. (slang, computing) direct message; personal message; personal chat.

Verb

หลังไมค์ • (lǎng-mai) (abstract noun การหลังไมค์)

1. (slang) to have a private talk or conversation; to talk privately.
2. (slang, computing) to directly message, personally message, or personally chat; to contact or converse through a direct message, personal message, or personal chat.