อก

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See also: อีก

Thai[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Tai *ʔɤkᴰ (chest), from Old Chinese (OC *qɯɡ). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩋᩫ᩠ᨠ, Isan เอิก, Lao ອົກ (ʼok) or ເອິກ (ʼœk), Shan ဢိုၵ်း (ʼúek), Ahom 𑜒𑜤𑜀𑜫 (ʼuk, breast), Zhuang aek, Tày ấc. Compare Proto-Be *ʔukᴰ¹ and Vietnamese ức.

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic/Phonemicอก
ɒ k
RomanizationPaiboonòk
Royal Instituteok
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔok̚˨˩/(R)

Noun[edit]

อก (òk)

  1. chest; breast.
  2. heart; feelings.