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| ตลกแดก dtaL lohkL daaekL |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ตะ-หฺลก-แดก |
| IPA | tà lòk dɛ̀ːk |
| Royal Thai General System | talok daek |
| [verb, phrase] | |||
| definition | to sponge off someone else; get something under false pretenses | ||
| components | ตลก  | dtaL lohkL | [is] funny; comedic |
| แดก | daaekL | [Isaan dialect] to eat; to devour | |
| synonym | ตลกบริโภค | dtaL lohkL baawM riH pho:hkF | to sponge off someone else; get something under false pretenses |
| sample sentence | พอเราตั้งวงกินข้าวกันทีไร หมอนี่ต้องมาตลกแดกขอกินด้วยทุกที phaawM raoM dtangF wohngM ginM khaaoF ganM theeM raiM maawR neeF dtawngF maaM dtaL lohkL daaekL khaawR ginM duayF thookH theeM "Wherever and whenever we go out to eat together, this guy wheedles his way in in a good humored manner in order to sponge off us." | ||
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