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Thai
Etymology
From Pali lokantara (literally “interworld; another world”), from loka (“world”) + antara (“difference; gap; in between; space; etc”), equivalent to Thai โลก (lôok) + อันตร. Compare Sanskrit लोकान्तर (lokāntara). Cognate with Khmer លោកន្តរ (lookntɑɑ).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
โลกันตร์ • (loo-gan)
- (Buddhism) the name of a realm in the hell where sinful beings are detained forever and given the most serious punishments for their sins.