Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Old Khmer vak, vok, or Angkorian Old Khmer vak°, vauk° (monkey). Cognate with Modern Khmer វក (vɔɔk); Lao ວອກ (wǭk).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicวอก
w ɒ k
RomanizationPaiboonwɔ̂ɔk
Royal Institutewok
(standard) IPA(key)/wɔːk̚˥˩/(R)

Noun edit

วอก (wɔ̂ɔk)

  1. monkey.
  2. (astrology) (ปี~, ~ศก) Year of the Monkey, the ninth year in the cycle of twelve years under the lunar calendar.
  3. (slang) annoying, mischievous, or deceitful person.

Proper noun edit

วอก (wɔ̂ɔk)

  1. (astrology) Monkey, one of the twelve zodiac signs under the lunar calendar.

Adjective edit

วอก (wɔ̂ɔk)

  1. (of facial makeup) too white like the face of a monkey.

Synonyms edit

year of the Monkey

See also edit