ຮັກ
Lao
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom a Mon-Khmer language; ultimately from Proto-Mon-Khmer *r[a]k (“to love; beloved, dear”). Cognate with Thai รัก (rák), Northern Thai ᩁᩢ᩠ᨠ, Isan ฮัก, Lü ᦣᧅ (hak), Shan ႁၵ်ႉ (hâ̰k), Tai Nüa ᥞᥐ (hak). Outside Tai-Kadai, cognate with Khmer រាក់ (rĕək, “friendly, cordial, pleasant; intimate, affectionate”).
Verb
editຮັກ • (hak) (abstract noun ການຮັກ or ຄວາມຮັກ)
- to love
Etymology 2
editCognate with Thai รัก (rák). Compare Sanskrit आर्क (ārka, “crown flower”), Pali akka.
Noun
editຮັກ • (hak)