ປີກ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *piːkᴰ (“wing”). Cognate with Thai ปีก (bpìik), Northern Thai ᨸᩦ᩠ᨠ, Lü ᦔᦲᧅᧈ (ṗiik¹), Tai Dam ꪜꪲꪀ, Shan ပိၵ်ႇ (pìk), Tai Nüa ᥙᥤᥐᥴ (pík), Aiton ပိက် (pik), Khamti ပိက်, Ahom 𑜆𑜢𑜀𑜫 (pik). Compare Proto-Be *ɓiːkᴰ¹, Proto-Hlai *pʰiːk (“wing”).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [piːk̚˧˩]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [piːk̚˥˥˨]
• Hyphenation: ປີກ
• Rhymes: -iːk̚

Noun

ປີກ • (pīk)

1. wing