หมึก
Thai
Etymology
Compare Khmer មឹក (mɨk), Lao ຫມຶກ (mưk), Vietnamese mực; all ultimately from Chinese 墨 (OC *mlɯːɡ, “ink”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-maŋ ~ s-mak.
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | หมึก h m ụ k | |
| Phonemic | หฺมึก h ̥ m ụ k | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | mʉ̀k |
| Royal Institute | muek | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /mɯk̚˨˩/(R) | |
Noun
หมึก • (mʉ̀k)
Usage notes
It is often called ปลาหมึก (lit. squid fish) even though it is actually not a fish.