Internet resource for the Thai language |
F.A.Q. Check out the list of frequently asked questions for a quick answer to your inquiry
recent donations!
Sign-up to join our mailing list. You'll receive email notification when this site is updated. Your privacy is guaranteed; this list is not sold, shared, or used for any other purpose. Click here for more information.
To unsubscribe, click here.
เด็กไซด์ไลน์ dekL saiM laiM |
pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | เด็ก-ไซ-ไล |
IPA | dèk saj laj |
Royal Thai General System | dek sai lai |
[noun] | |||
definition | a young Thai person doing ไซด์ไลน์ work | ||
components | เด็ก | dekL | [fig.] a young person working in a subservient occupation |
ไซด์ไลน์ | saiM laiM | [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 | |