นักเลง

Thai

Etymology

From นัก (nák, agentive prefix) + เลง (leeng, from Khmer លេង (leeng, to play)).

Pronunciation

Orthographicนักเลง
nkelŋ
Phonemic
นัก-เลง
nkelŋ
RomanizationPaiboonnák-leeng
Royal Institutenak-leng
(standard) IPA(key)/nak̚˦˥.leːŋ˧/(R)

Noun

นักเลง • (nák-leeng) (classifier คน)

  1. (dated) person fond of something; person specialising in something.
  2. rowdy; ruffian; rogue; scoundrel; gangster; outlaw; criminal.

Derived terms

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