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ปาก

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Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicปาก
p ā k
RomanizationPaiboonbpàak
Royal Institutepak
(standard) IPA(key)/paːk̚˨˩/(R)

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Tai *paːkᴰ (mouth). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨸᩣ᩠ᨠ, Lao ປາກ (pāk), Shan ပၢၵ်ႇ (pàak), ᦔᦱᧅ (ṗaak), Tai Dam ꪜꪱꪀ, Ahom 𑜆𑜀𑜫 (pak), Saek ป̄าก, Nong Zhuang baeg, Tai Nüa ᥙᥣᥐᥱ (pǎak), Zhuang bak. Compare Southern Kam bags (mouth), Proto-Be *ɓaːkᴰ¹ (mouth) (whence ɓak⁷ in modern lects). Compare also Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baqbaq (whence Cebuano baba, Eastern Cham ꨚꨝꩍ (pabah), Hawaiian waha).

Noun

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ปาก (bpàak)

  1. (anatomy) mouth; lip; oral cavity.
  2. mouth; opening; entrance.
  3. (as of a river) mouth; estuary.
  4. speech; utterance; voice.

Verb

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ปาก (bpàak)

  1. to speak; to utter; to voice.

Classifier

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ปาก (bpàak)

  1. Classifier for nets, as fishing nets.
  2. (law) Classifier for witnesses.

Derived terms

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Etymology 2

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From Middle Chinese (MC paek). Cognate with Lao ປາກ (pāk); ᦔᦱᧅ (ṗaak); Shan ပၢၵ်ႇ (pàak); Zhuang bak.

Numeral

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ปาก (bpàak)

  1. (archaic) hundred.
Derived terms
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