ลงแขก

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Thai

Etymology

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

Orthographicลงแขก
l ŋ æ kʰ k
Phonemic
ลง-แขก
l ŋ – æ kʰ k
RomanizationPaiboonlong-kɛ̀ɛk
Royal Institutelong-khaek
(standard) IPA(key)/loŋ˧.kʰɛːk̚˨˩/(R)

Verb

ลงแขก (long-kɛ̀ɛk) (abstract noun การลงแขก)

  1. (idiomatic) to gather and work together, especially in a paddy field.
  2. (slang) to gang-rape.