เด็ก

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɗekᴰ (“child (young person)”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨯᩮᩢ᩠ᨠ, Lao ເດັກ (dek), Saek แด๊ก.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		เด็ก e ɗ ˘ k
Romanization	Paiboon	dèk
	Royal Institute	dek
(standard) IPA(key)		/dek̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

เด็ก • (dèk)

1. child: person below the age of adulthood.
2. young person.
3. childish person.
4. baby; infant.
5. (slang) subordinate; servant; attendant.
6. (slang) person maintained by or gaining livelihood from another as the latter's sexual partner or illicit lover.

Adjective

เด็ก • (dèk) (abstract noun ความเด็ก)

1. young.
2. childish.
3. (slang) inexperienced; untrained; unskillful.