ແອກ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʔeːkᴰ, from Middle Chinese 軛 (MC 'eak). Cognate with Thai แอก (ɛ̀ɛk), Isan แอก, Lü ᦶᦀᧅ (˙ʼaek), Northern Thai ᩋᩯ᩠ᨠ, Khün ᩋᩯ᩠ᨠ, Tai Dam ꪵꪮꪀ, Tai Dón ꪵꪮꪀ, Shan ဢႅၵ်ႇ (ʼèk), Tai Nüa ᥟᥦᥐᥱ (ʼǎek), Ahom 𑜒𑜢𑜀𑜫 (ʼik), Zhuang ek.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [ʔɛːk̚˧˩]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [ʔɛːk̚˥˥˨]
• Hyphenation: ແອກ
• Rhymes: -ɛːk̚

Noun

ແອກ • (ʼǣk)

1. yoke