See also: นัก and นึก

Thai edit

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicนก
n k
RomanizationPaiboonnók
Royal Institutenok
(standard) IPA(key)/nok̚˦˥/(R)

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Tai *C̬.nokᴰ (bird). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨶᩫ᩠ᨠ (nok), Lao ນົກ (nok), Tai Dam ꪶꪙꪀ, ᦷᦓᧅ (nok), Shan ၼူၵ်ႉ (nṵ̂uk), Ahom 𑜃𑜤𑜀𑜫 (nuk), Bouyei rog, Zhuang roeg, Saek น็อก. Compare Proto-Be *nukᴰ² (bird), Proto-Austronesian *manuk (bird; chicken), Proto-Hmong-Mien *m-nɔk (bird).

Noun edit

นก (nók) (classifier ตัว)

  1. bird.
Synonyms edit
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Verb edit

นก (nók) (abstract noun การนก)

  1. (slang) to be ignored or refused by a person.
  2. (slang) to miss; to fail to succeed in something.
    นกตั๋วคอนเสิร์ต
    nók dtǔua kɔɔn-sə̀ət
    To miss a concert ticket; to fail [to obtain] a concert ticket.

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

นก (nók)

  1. (firearms) lock.
Derived terms edit