หงอก

Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *ʰŋwuːkᴰ (“grey-haired”). Cognate with Lao ຫງອກ (ngǭk), Shan ႁွၵ်ႇ (hàuk), Ahom 𑜀𑜨𑜀𑜫 (kok). Compare Proto-Hlai *hŋuːk (“white hair”).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic		หงอก h ŋ ɒ k
Phonemic		หฺงอก h ̥ ŋ ɒ k
Romanization	Paiboon	ngɔ̀ɔk
	Royal Institute	ngok
(standard) IPA^(key)		/ŋɔːk̚˨˩/^(R)

Adjective edit

หงอก • (ngɔ̀ɔk) (abstract noun ความหงอก)

(of hair, especially because of aging) gray; silver; white.

Derived terms edit

ถอนหงอก (tɔ̌ɔn-ngɔ̀ɔk)
หัวหงอกหัวดำ

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