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telak

English translation: darling

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Thai term or phrase:telak
English translation:darling
Entered by: wiwatchang (X)

15:58 Jul 4, 2003
Thai to English translations [Non-PRO]
Thai term or phrase: telak
good night telak
darling
Explanation:
Darling or honey.
It should be more like "tee-rak" .
Used by either gender and by all class of people not just bar girls.
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wiwatchang (X)
Thailand
Local time: 17:42
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3darling
wiwatchang (X)
5beloved
Steve James


  

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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
beloved


Explanation:
Literally, that which is loved. It is a form of address for a lover, cheapened in the Viet Nam era by use in the bars.

Steve James
Local time: 05:42
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 68
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
darling


Explanation:
Darling or honey.
It should be more like "tee-rak" .
Used by either gender and by all class of people not just bar girls.

wiwatchang (X)
Thailand
Local time: 17:42
Native speaker of: Native in ThaiThai
PRO pts in pair: 48
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  charoen
12 hrs
  -> thank you
neutral  Steve James: It's a perfectly good word under appropriate circumstances. Pardon my cynicism.
19 hrs
  -> ;-)
agree  ariya
2 days 4 hrs
  -> thank you
agree  amarilis: could also say "g'night, love"
9 days
  -> thank you
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