โคมเขียว

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Thai

Etymology

Compound of โคม (koom, lantern) +‎ เขียว (kǐao, green), literally green lantern; originated from the practice of the brothels in Siam which were required by a law, enacted by King Chulalongkorn in 1908, to display lanterns outside their buildings as a sign.[1]

Pronunciation

Orthographicโคมเขียว
o g m e kʰ ī y w
Phonemic
โคม-เขียว
o g m – e kʰ ī y w
RomanizationPaiboonkoom-kǐao
Royal Institutekhom-khiao
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰoːm˧.kʰia̯w˩˩˦/(R)

Adjective

โคมเขียว (koom-kǐao)

  1. (slang and historical) of or pertaining to prostitution.

References

  1. ^ บุนนาค, โรม (2019 August 28) “เปิดตำนานโรงรับชำเราบุรุษและโคมเขียว จนถึงห้ามค้าประเวณีกับเพศเดียวกัน”, in mgronline.com