หมาก

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *ʰmaːkᴰ (fruit). Cognate with Lao ໝາກ (māk), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨾᩣ᩠ᨠ, Khün ᩉ᩠ᨾᩣ᩠ᨠ, ᦖᦱᧅ (ṁaak), Shan မၢၵ်ႇ (màak), Ahom 𑜉𑜀𑜫 (mak), Zhuang mak, Tày mác. Compare Proto-Be *maːkᴰ².

Pronunciation

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Orthographicหมาก
h m ā k
Phonemic
หฺมาก
h ̥ m ā k
RomanizationPaiboonmàak
Royal Institutemak
(standard) IPA(key)/maːk̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

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หมาก (màak)

  1. (archaic) fruit; also used as a prefix to the name of a fruit and corrupted as มะ ().
  2. any round object.
  3. (chess) piece.
  4. (botany) any of various palms of the family Arecaceae.
  5. paan: betel leaves prepared and used as a stimulant.

Derived terms

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