Lao edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *ʔeːkᴰ, from Middle Chinese (MC 'eak). Cognate with Thai แอก (ɛ̀ɛk), Isan แอก, ᦶᦀᧅ (˙ʼaek), Northern Thai ᩋᩯ᩠ᨠ, Khün ᩋᩯ᩠ᨠ, Tai Dam ꪵꪮꪀ, Tai Dón ꪵꪮꪀ, Shan ဢႅၵ်ႇ (ʼèk), Tai Nüa ᥟᥦᥐᥱ (ʼǎek), Ahom 𑜒𑜢𑜀𑜫 (ʼik), Zhuang ek.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ʔɛːk̚˧˩]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ʔɛːk̚˥˥˨]
  • Hyphenation: ແອກ
  • Rhymes: -ɛːk̚

Noun edit

ແອກ (ʼǣk)

  1. yoke