มูก

Thai

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit मूक (mūka, “dumb, silent, mute, speechless”); compare Pali mūga (“dumb”).

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• มูกะ
• มูค (mûuk)

 

Pronunciation

Orthographic		มูก m ū k
Phonemic		มูก m ū k	มู-กะ m ū – k a
Romanization	Paiboon	mûuk	muu-gà
	Royal Institute	muk	mu-ka
(standard) IPA(key)		/muːk̚˥˩/(R)	/muː˧.kaʔ˨˩/(R)

Adjective

มูก • (mûuk) (abstract noun ความมูก)

1. mute; silent.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *muːkᴰ (“mucus of the nose”). Cognate with Lao ມູກ (mūk), Shan မုၵ်ႈ (mūk), Zhuang mug.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		มูก m ū k
Romanization	Paiboon	mûuk
	Royal Institute	muk
(standard) IPA(key)		/muːk̚˥˩/(R)

Noun

มูก • (mûuk)

1. mucus from the nose; nasal mucus; snot.
2. mucus from the anus.