หนัก
Thai
Alternative forms
- (obsolete) หนกก
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *ʰnakᴰ (“heavy”). Cognate with Lao ໜັກ (nak), Lü ᦐᧅ (ṅak), Shan ၼၵ်း (nák), Tai Nüa ᥘᥐᥴ (lák), Aiton ꩫက် (nak), Ahom 𑜃𑜀𑜫 (nak), Bouyei nagt, Zhuang naek.
Pronunciation
Orthographic | หนัก h n ạ k | |
Phonemic | หฺนัก h ̥ n ạ k | |
Romanization | Paiboon | nàk |
Royal Institute | nak | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /nak̚˨˩/(R) |
Adjective
หนัก • (nàk) (abstract noun ความหนัก)
- heavy.
- severe; serious.
- (slang, of an unfavourable behaviour or habit) extreme; excessive; incurable; uncorrectable; hopeless.