หมึก
Thai edit
Etymology edit
Compare Khmer មឹក (mɨk), Lao ຫມຶກ (mưk), Vietnamese mực; all from Chinese 墨 (OC *mlɯːɡ, “ink”).
Pronunciation edit
Orthographic | หมึก h m ụ k | |
Phonemic | หฺมึก h ̥ m ụ k | |
Romanization | Paiboon | mʉ̀k |
Royal Institute | muek | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /mɯk̚˨˩/(R) |
Noun edit
หมึก • (mʉ̀k)
Usage notes edit
It is often called ปลาหมึก (lit. squid fish) even though it is actually not a fish.
Derived terms edit
- หมึกยักษ์ (mʉ̀k-yák)