ເຫຼັກ

Lao

Alternative forms

• ເຫລັກ (lek) — dated

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰlekᴰ¹ˢ (“iron”), from Proto-Tai *ʰlekᴰ (“iron”), from Old Chinese 鐵 (OC *l̥ʰiːɡ, “iron”). Cognate with Thai เหล็ก (lèk), Shan လဵၵ်း (láek), Lü ᦵᦜᧅ (l̇ek), Tai Nüa ᥘᥥᥐᥱ (lěk), Ahom 𑜎𑜢𑜀𑜫 (lik), Zhuang lek or lik, Nong Zhuang liak.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [lek̚˧˥]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [lek̚˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ເຫຼັກ
• Rhymes: -ek̚

Noun

ເຫຼັກ • (lek)

1. iron

Derived terms

• ເຫຼັກກ້າ (lek kā, “steel”)