ดอก

Isan

Etymology

Cognate with Lao ດອກ (dǭk), Thai หรอก (rɔ̀k).

Particle

ดอก (transliteration needed)

1. used to soften a negative statement

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Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ดอก ɗ ɒ k
Romanization	Paiboon	dɔ̀ɔk
	Royal Institute	dok
(standard) IPA(key)		/dɔːk̚˨˩/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ɓloːkᴰ (“flower”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨯᩬᨠ, Lao ດອກ (dǭk), Lü ᦡᦸᧅᧈ (ḋoak¹), Tai Dam ꪚꪮꪀ, ꪒꪮꪀ, Shan မွၵ်ႇ (màuk), ဝွၵ်ႇ (wàuk), Tai Nüa ᥛᥩᥐᥱ (mǒak), Phake မွက် (mok), Ahom 𑜉𑜨𑜀𑜫 (mok), 𑜈𑜨𑜀𑜫 (bok), Nong Zhuang ndog.

Noun

ดอก • (dɔ̀ɔk)

1. (botany) flower.
2. used as a title for flowers.
3. thing that comes, grows, accrues, arises, or develops from or out of another thing.
4. speck, speckle, spot, dot; circle, orb.

Classifier

ดอก • (dɔ̀ɔk)

1. Classifier for flowers. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier
2. Classifier for darts, arrows, or the like. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier
3. (slang, humorous) Classifier for rounds, courses, or spells, as rounds of sexual intercourse, rounds of entertaining performance, rounds of joke-telling, etc. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier

Etymology 2

Clipping of ดอกเบี้ย (dɔ̀ɔk-bîia), from ดอก (dɔ̀ɔk, “flower”) +‎ เบี้ย (bîia, “money”). Compare to Malay bunga (“interest”, literally “flower”).

Noun

ดอก • (dɔ̀ɔk)

1. (colloquial, finance) interest.

Etymology 3

Clipping of ดอกทอง (dɔ̀ɔk-tɔɔng), from ดอก (dɔ̀ɔk, “flower”) +‎ ทอง (tɔɔng, “gold; golden”).

Alternative forms

• ดวก (dùuak)

Noun

ดอก • (dɔ̀ɔk)

1. (slang, vulgar, derogatory, offensive, originally LGBTQ term) (อี~) lewd woman, sexually promiscuous woman, or woman who behaves in an overtly sexual way: slut, bitch, tart, etc.

Interjection

ดอก • (dɔ̀ɔk)

1. (slang, vulgar, sometimes derogatory and offensive, originally LGBTQ term) (อี~) an exclamation of surprise, joy, contempt, disgust, dismay, rejection, disapproval, discontent, or anger.

Etymology 4

Particle

ดอก • (dɔ̀ɔk)

1. (somewhat archaic) used at the end of a negative expression for emphasising.

Synonyms

• หรอก (rɔ̀k)

Etymology 5

Verb

ดอก • (dɔ̀ɔk)

1. (archaic) to tease, to kid; to mock, to ridicule; to fool, to dupe; to deceive.