ปัก

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Thai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Southwestern Tai *pakᴰˢ² (to insert; to plant a stake). Cognate with Lao ປັກ (pak), Tai Dam ꪜꪰꪀ, Shan ပၵ်း (pák), Phake ပက် (pak), Ahom 𑜆𑜀𑜫 (pak), Zuojiang Zhuang baek.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicปัก
p ạ k
RomanizationPaiboonbpàk
Royal Institutepak
(standard) IPA(key)/pak̚˨˩/(R)
Homophonesปักข์
ปักษ์

Verb

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ปัก (bpàk) (abstract noun การปัก)

  1. to pierce, plunge, stab, thrust, impress, embed, entrench, or pitch, especially in order to fix deeply or firmly.
  2. to work (with a needle); to carry out (needlework); to needle; to sew; to knit.
  3. to settle; to locate; to establish (a settlement, residence, etc); to take up (residence).
  4. to fall with the front pointing down; to nosedive.

Derived terms

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