หลัก

Thai

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• ^†หลกก

 

Pronunciation

Orthographic		หลัก h l ạ k
Phonemic		หฺลัก h ̥ l ạ k
Romanization	Paiboon	làk
	Royal Institute	lak
(standard) IPA(key)		/lak̚˨˩/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ʰlakᴰ (“stake”). Cognate with Lao ຫຼັກ (lak), Lü ᦜᧅ (l̇ak), Shan လၵ်း (lák), Ahom 𑜎𑜀𑜫 (lak), Saek ลั๊ก.

Noun

หลัก • (làk)

1. pillar; post.
2. basis; core; principle.
3. foundation.

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit लक्ष (lakṣa), from Pali lakkha. Cognate with Khmer លក្ខ (lĕək).

Numeral

หลัก • (làk)

1. lakh; hundred thousand.