ᩃᩮᩬᩥᨠ

Northern Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *lɯəkᴰ (“to choose”). Cognate with Thai เลือก (lʉ̂ʉak), Lao ເລືອກ (lư̄ak), Shan လိူၵ်ႈ (lōek), Tai Nüa ᥘᥫᥐ (loek), Aiton လိုက် (lük), Ahom 𑜎𑜢𑜤𑜀𑜫 (lük).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ᩃᩮᩬᩥᨠ
Phonemic		เลือก e l ụ̄ ɒ k
Romanization	Paiboon	lʉ̂ʉak
	Royal Institute	lueak
(Chiang Mai) IPA(key)		/lɯa̯k̚˦˩/
(Chiang Rai) IPA(key)		/lɯa̯k̚˧˧˩/

Verb

ᩃᩮᩬᩥᨠ • (transliteration needed) (abstract noun ᨠᩣ᩠ᩁᩃᩮᩬᩥᨠ)

1. to choose.