ทาก
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Thai[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Tai *daːkᴰ (“land leech”). Cognate with Lao ທາກ (thāk), Shan တၢၵ်ႈ (tāak). Compare Proto-Be *ɗaːkᴰ¹, Proto-Hlai *tʰaːk (“leech”) (from Pre-Hlai *taːk), Proto-Austronesian *-matek (whence Cebuano alimatok, Malagasy dimaty).
Pronunciation[edit]
| Orthographic/Phonemic | ทาก d ā k | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | tâak |
| Royal Institute | thak | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /tʰaːk̚˥˩/(R) | |
Noun[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- หอยทาก (hɔ̌i-tâak)