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บก

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See also: บุ๊ก

Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicบก
ɓ k
RomanizationPaiboonbòk
Royal Institutebok
(standard) IPA(key)/bok̚˨˩/(R)

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Tai *ɓokᴰ (dry land).[1]

Cognate with Isan บก, Lao ບົກ (bok), Northern Thai ᨷᩫ᩠ᨠ (bok¹), Khün ᨷᩫ᩠ᨠ (bok⁴), ᦷᦢᧅ (ḃok), Tai Dam ꪶꪚꪀ (bốc), Shan မူၵ်း (múuk, to diminish), Tày bốc, Zhuang mbuk (to dry up) (dialectal) and mboek (land; to decline (water level)) (dialectal).

Noun

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บก (bòk)

  1. dry land; land
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Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

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บก (bòk) (abstract noun การบก)

  1. to be decreased, lessened
  2. to be defeated
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Etymology 3

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See below.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Orthographicบก
ɓ k
Phonemic
บอ-กอ
ɓ ɒ – k ɒ
RomanizationPaiboonbɔɔ-gɔɔ
Royal Institutebo-ko
(standard) IPA(key)/bɔː˧.kɔː˧/(R)

Proper noun

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บก (bɔɔ-gɔɔ)

  1. abbreviation of บึงกาฬ (bʉng-gaan)

References

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  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009), The Phonology of Proto-Tai[1], Cornell University PhD dissertation, page 334

Further reading

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  • บก” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.