ปอกลอก

Thai

FWOTD – 2 September 2023

Etymology

From ปอก (bpɔ̀ɔk, “to peel”) +‎ ลอก (lɔ̂ɔk, “to pare”), literally “to peel and pare”.

Pronunciation

Orthographicปอกลอก
p ɒ k l ɒ k
Phonemic
ปอก-ลอก
p ɒ k – l ɒ k
RomanizationPaiboonbpɔ̀ɔk-lɔ̂ɔk
Royal Institutepok-lok
(standard) IPA(key)/pɔːk̚˨˩.lɔːk̚˥˩/(R)

Verb

ปอกลอก • (bpɔ̀ɔk-lɔ̂ɔk) (abstract noun การปอกลอก)

  1. (idiomatic) to fleece: to con out of money or other benefit.
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