เลือกตั้ง

Thai

Etymology

From เลือก (lʉ̂ʉak, to choose; to select; etc.) + ตั้ง (dtâng, to appoint; to designate; to name; etc.); literally "to appoint by selection" or "to select and appoint". Compare Lao ເລືອກຕັ້ງ (lư̄ak tang).

Pronunciation

Orthographicเลือกตั้ง
elụ̄ɒktˆŋ
Phonemicเลือก-ตั้ง
elụ̄ɒktˆŋ
RomanizationPaiboonlʉ̂ʉak-dtâng
Royal Institutelueak-tang
(standard) IPA(key)/lɯa̯k̚˥˩.taŋ˥˩/

Verb

เลือกตั้ง (lʉ̂ʉak-dtâng) (abstract noun การเลือกตั้ง)

  1. to elect (to choose or select by vote, as for an office).

Derived terms

Derived terms
Related terms
  • แต่งตั้ง (dtɛ̀ng-dtâng, to appoint; to designate)
  • ลากตั้ง (to appoint by unelected means)

Noun

เลือกตั้ง (lʉ̂ʉak-dtâng)

  1. election.
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