เสวก

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Thai[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Pali sevaka (servant), ultimately from Sanskrit सेवक (sevaka, idem). Cognate with Modern Khmer សេវក (sévkâ).

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographicเสวก
e s w k
Phonemic
เส-วก
e s – w k
[bound form]
เส-วะ-กะ-
e s – w a – k a –
RomanizationPaiboonsěe-wóksěe-wá-gà-
Royal Institutese-wokse-wa-ka-
(standard) IPA(key)/seː˩˩˦.wok̚˦˥/(R)/seː˩˩˦.wa˦˥.ka˨˩./

Noun[edit]

เสวก (sěe-wók) (classifier คน)

  1. (elegant, somewhat archaic) servant; attendant; slave.
  2. (elegant) courtier: one who attends a royal court.

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