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เหล็ก

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Chemical element (edit)
Fe
Atomic number 26
เหล็ก (lèk)
Classification data
Period 4
Group 8
Block d-block
Class transition metal
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Etymology

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From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰlekᴰ¹ˢ (iron), from Proto-Tai *ʰlekᴰ (iron), from Old Chinese (OC *l̥ʰiːɡ, “iron”). Cognate with Lao ເຫຼັກ (lek), Northern Thai ᩉᩖᩮᩢᨠ, Khün ᩉᩖᩮᨠ, ᦵᦜᧅ (l̇ek), Tai Dam ꪹꪨꪸꪀ, Tai Dón ꪨꪸꪀ, Shan လဵၵ်း (láek), Tai Nüa ᥘᥥᥐᥱ (lěk), Ahom 𑜎𑜢𑜀𑜫 (lik), Zhuang lek or lik, Nong Zhuang liak.

Pronunciation

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Orthographicเหล็ก
e h l ˘ k
Phonemic
เหฺล็ก
e h ̥ l ˘ k
RomanizationPaiboonlèk
Royal Institutelek
(standard) IPA(key)/lek̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

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เหล็ก (lèk)

  1. iron.
  2. metal tool.
  3. metal; steel; iron.

Adjective

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เหล็ก (lèk)

  1. strong.
  2. made of iron.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • เหล็ก” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.