หงอก

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Thai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *ʰŋwuːkᴰ (grey-haired). Cognate with Lao ຫງອກ (ngǭk), Shan ႁွၵ်ႇ (hàuk), Ahom 𑜀𑜨𑜀𑜫 (kok). Compare Proto-Hlai *hŋuːk (white hair).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicหงอก
h ŋ ɒ k
Phonemic
หฺงอก
h ̥ ŋ ɒ k
RomanizationPaiboonngɔ̀ɔk
Royal Institutengok
(standard) IPA(key)/ŋɔːk̚˨˩/(R)

Adjective

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หงอก (ngɔ̀ɔk) (abstract noun ความหงอก)

  1. (of hair, especially because of aging) gray; silver; white.

Derived terms

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