Thai edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Ultimately from Pali marica or Sanskrit मरिच (marica),[1] probably through the predecessor of Mon မြေက်.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicพริก
b r i k
Phonemic
พฺริก
b ̥ r i k
RomanizationPaiboonprík
Royal Institutephrik
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰrik̚˦˥/(R)

Noun edit

พริก (prík) (classifier เม็ด)

  1. chili pepper.

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Northern Thai: ᨻᩕᩥ᩠ᨠ, ᨽᩥ᩠ᨠ
  • Lao: ພິກ (phik)
  • Lü: ᦘᦲᧅ (phiik)

References edit

  1. ^ Jenny, Mathias (2015), “Foreign influence in the Burmese language”, in International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges