ตลาดล่าง

ตลาดล่าง

Thai

Etymology

From ตลาด (dtà-làat, “market”) +‎ ล่าง (lâang, “lower”); literally "lower market"; referring to the class of persons with low buying power or low income; possibly calque of English low-end market.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ตลาดล่าง t l ā ɗ l ˋ ā ŋ
Phonemic		ตะ-หฺลาด-ล่าง t a – h ̥ l ā ɗ – l ˋ ā ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	dtà-làat-lâang
	Royal Institute	ta-lat-lang
(standard) IPA(key)		/ta˨˩.laːt̚˨˩.laːŋ˥˩/

Noun

ตลาดล่าง • (dtà-làat-lâang)

1. (neologism, slang, derogatory, offensive) low-class person; low person; vulgar person; commoner; uneducated person; person with coarse behaviour; person who acts coarsely or acts like an uneducated person.