เงือก

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Thai[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Tai *ŋɯəkᴰ (crocodile); Cognate with Lao ເງືອກ (ngư̄ak), Tai Dam ꪹꪉꪀ, Shan ငိူၵ်ႈ (ngōek), Tai Nüa ᥒᥫᥐ (ngoek), Ahom 𑜂𑜢𑜤𑜀𑜫 (ṅük), Nong Zhuang ngowg, Zuojiang Zhuang ngweg. According to Pittayaporn (2009-2010:16) from Middle Chinese (MC ngak, “crocodile”). Vovin (2021:113) contends that the loan direction is from Tai to Later Han Chinese.

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic/Phonemicเงือก
e ŋ ụ̄ ɒ k
RomanizationPaiboonngʉ̂ʉak
Royal Institutengueak
(standard) IPA(key)/ŋɯa̯k̚˥˩/(R)

Noun[edit]

เงือก (ngʉ̂ʉak)

  1. (archaic) crocodile.
  2. (archaic) snake.
  3. (archaic, mythology, literature) nāga; dragon; serpent.
  4. (archaic, mythology, literature) malevolent creature having a snake- or crocodile-like appearance and associated with water.
  5. merperson.
  6. (sports slang) swimmer.
  7. (slang) dugong.
  8. (zoology) (นก~) any of various birds of the family Bucerotidae.

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