ໝອກ

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Lao

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Etymology

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From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰmɔːkᴰᴸ¹ (“fog; mist”), from Proto-Tai *ʰmoːkᴰ (“fog; mist”), from Old Chinese 霧 (OC *moɡs, *moːŋ, “fog; mist”).[1] Cognate with Thai หมอก (mɔ̀ɔk), Lü ᦖᦸᧅᧈ (ṁoak¹), Shan မွၵ်ႇ (màuk), Tai Nüa ᥛᥩᥐᥱ (mǒak), Ahom 𑜉𑜨𑜀𑜫 (mok), Zhuang mok, Nong Zhuang moag or mog, Saek ม̄อก.

Pronunciation

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  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [mɔːk̚˧˩]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [mɔːk̚˥˥˨]
  • Hyphenation: ໝອກ
  • Rhymes: -ɔːk̚

Noun

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ໝອກ • (mǭk)

  1. fog; mist
  2. dew
  3. snow

Adjective

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ໝອກ • (mǭk) (abstract noun ຄວາມໝອກ)

  1. foggy; misty

References

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  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2014) “Layers of Chinese Loanwords in Proto-Southwestern Tai as Evidence for the Dating of the Spread of Southwestern Tai”, in MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities, volume 20 (special issue), Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University, →ISSN, pages 47–68.
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