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ไซด์ไลน์ saiM laiM |
pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | ไซ-ไล |
IPA | saj laj |
Royal Thai General System | sai lai |
[adjective, loanword, English] | |||
definition | [Thai transcription of the foreign loanword, "sideline" or "side line"] describing a young Thai person, sometimes educated and middle-class, offering companionship on a part-time basis during a period of being unemployed; if working through a bar, they do not dance on the stage | ||
components | ไซด์ | saiM | [Thai transcription of the foreign loanword] side |
ไลน์ | laiM | [Thai transcription of the foreign loanword] "line" or the social media app "LINE" | |
example | เด็กไซด์ไลน์ | dekL saiM laiM | a young Thai person doing ไซด์ไลน์ work |