ทาก
Thai
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Tai *daːkᴰ (“land leech”). Cognate with Lao ທາກ (thāk), Shan တၢၵ်ႈ (tāak). Compare Proto-Be *ɗaːkᴰ¹, Proto-Hlai *tʰaːk (“leech”) (from Pre-Hlai *taːk), Proto-Austronesian *-matek (whence Cebuano alimatok, Malagasy dimaty).
Pronunciation
editOrthographic/Phonemic | ทาก d ā k | |
Romanization | Paiboon | tâak |
Royal Institute | thak | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /tʰaːk̚˥˩/(R) |
Noun
editDerived terms
edit- หอยทาก (hɔ̌i-tâak)