ຫມຶກ

Lao

Etymology

Compare Khmer មឹក (mɨk), Thai หมึก (mʉ̀k), Vietnamese mực; all from Chinese 墨 (OC *mlɯːɡ, “ink”).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [mɯk̚˧˥]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [mɯk̚˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ຫມຶກ
• Rhymes: -ɯk̚

Noun

ຫມຶກ • (mưk)

1. squid

See also

• ປາອີ່ຮື (pā ʼī hư̄)