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| อบายมุข aL baaiM yaH mookH (24.) |  |
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| 1. | อบายมุข | aL baaiM yaH mookH | all vices; allurements which lead to ruin |
| 2. | แหล่งอบายมุข | laengL aL baaiM yaH mookH | den of iniquity; place of vice |
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | อะ-บาย-ยะ-มุก |
| IPA | ʔà baːj já múk |
| Royal Thai General System | abaiyamuk |
| pronunciation note | 24. The pronunciation of this word illustrates reduplication, where a single written consonant serves as the final consonant of a syllable and is then pronounced again as the initial consonant of the following syllable. | ||
| 1. [noun] | |||
| definition | all vices; allurements which lead to ruin | ||
| notes | "The Road to Ruin", "The Way to Disaster", ”The Path to Misery". Such as killing, violence, robbing, stealing. lying, cheating, exploiting, drinking, gambling, having bad friends, etc. | ||
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| example | งดเว้นอบายมุข | ngohtH wenH aL baaiM yaH mookH | to refrain from sinful activity; abstain from vices |
| sample sentence | |||
| 2. แหล่งอบายมุข laengL aL baaiM yaH mookH [noun] | |||
| definition | den of iniquity; place of vice | ||
| classifier | แห่ง  | haengL | [numerical classifier for locations] |
| sample sentence | เรามีวัดวาอารามมากมาย แต่ขณะเดียวกันก็มีแหล่งอโคจรและแหล่งอบายมุขรวมถึงบ่อนการพนันและซ่องโสเภณีมากมายยิ่งกว่าวัดและสถานปฏิบัติธรรม raoM meeM watH waaM aaM raamM maakF maaiM dtaaeL khaL naL diaaoM ganM gaawF meeM laengL aL kho:hM jaawnM laeH laengL aL baaiM yaH mookH ruaamM theungR baawnL gaanM phaH nanM laeH saawngF so:hR phaehM neeM maakF maaiM yingF gwaaL watH laeH saL thaanR bpaL dtiL batL thamM "We have a myriad of temples and monestaries, while at the same time we have more places of ill repute and sin, including gambling dens and brothels, than temples and meditation centers." | ||
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