บัก
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Isan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Thai หมาก (màak), From Proto-Tai *ʰmaːkᴰ (“fruit”). Cognate with Lao ໝາກ (māk), Lü ᦖᦱᧅ (ṁaak), Shan မၢၵ်ႇ (màak), Tai Dam ꪢꪱꪀ, Zhuang mak.
Prefix
[edit]บัก (transliteration needed)
- The prefix for fruit names like the prefix มะ used in Central Thai.
Noun
[edit]บัก (transliteration needed)
- A term used when referring to Men the same age as the speaker or younger. Used before or in place of his name.
- A general term prefixed on names of things that are imagined to be of masculine gender.
Verb
[edit]บัก (transliteration needed) (abstract noun การบัก)
- To girdle a tree or chop partway through.
Western Lawa
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]บัก (bak)