ลามก
obscene
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- 1 obscene、lewd、pornographic
Describes sexual content or behavior as explicit, indecent, and socially inappropriate. It can modify speech, images, actions, or a person's behavior.
obscene、lewd、pornographic
Describes content or behavior as sexually explicit and offensively indecent.
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พูดจาลามก phûutcaa laamók Say obscene things พูดจาลามก details
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เขาชอบพูดเรื่องลามก khǎw chɔ̂ɔp phûut rʉ̂aŋ laamók He likes talking about obscene things. เขาชอบพูดเรื่องลามก details
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ห้ามเผยแพร่ภาพลามก hâam phə̌əyphrɛ̂ɛ phâap laamók Do not distribute obscene images. ห้ามเผยแพร่ภาพลามก details
Learning notes
Explanation
ลามก is not a neutral word for “sexual.” It expresses disapproval, suggesting that something is sexually explicit, indecent, or beyond socially acceptable limits. It modifies nouns in expressions such as คำพูดลามก “obscene remarks” and ภาพลามก “obscene images.” It can also describe an action, as in พูดลามก “say lewd things.” Calling someone คนลามก is a strong criticism of that person's sexually inappropriate character or behavior. The word is common in everyday speech as well as news reports, rules, and content-regulation contexts. The word itself is not a crude slang term.
Usage
Used to criticize dirty jokes or lewd remarks, classify images, videos, or writing as obscene, and warn against sexually inappropriate behavior. It commonly appears in discussions of schools, workplaces, public conduct, online content, and media regulation.
Caution
For neutral references to sex in education, medicine, or health, use expressions such as ทางเพศ or เรื่องเพศ. Directly calling someone ลามก or คนลามก can be strongly insulting.
Differences from similar words
1 obscene synonyms
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หยาบคาย means rude or coarse and does not have to involve sex. ลามก specifically emphasizes sexual obscenity or lewdness.
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อนาจาร often refers to indecent conduct that violates public morality and is common in formal or legal contexts. ลามก is used more broadly for sexually explicit speech, images, and behavior.
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อุจาด can describe something offensively ugly, disgusting, or shameful in a broader sense. ลามก focuses mainly on sexual indecency.