ຮັກ

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Lao[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [hak̚˧]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [hak̚˧˨]
  • Hyphenation: ຮັກ
  • Rhymes: -ak̚

Etymology 1[edit]

From a Mon-Khmer language; ultimately from Proto-Mon-Khmer *r[a]k (“to love; beloved, dear”). Cognate with Thai รัก (rák), Northern Thai ᩁᩢ᩠ᨠ, Isan ฮัก, Lü ᦣᧅ (hak), Shan ႁၵ်ႉ (hâ̰k), Tai Nüa ᥞᥐ (hak). Outside Tai-Kadai, cognate with Khmer រាក់ (rĕək, “friendly, cordial, pleasant; intimate, affectionate”).

Verb[edit]

ຮັກ • (hak) (abstract noun ການຮັກ or ຄວາມຮັກ)

  1. to love

Etymology 2[edit]

Cognate with Thai รัก (rák). Compare Sanskrit आर्क (ārka, “crown flower”), Pali akka.

Noun[edit]

ຮັກ • (hak)

  1. (botany) crown flower
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