Lao edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *ʰnuəkᴰ (deaf).

Cognate with Thai หนวก (nùuak), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨶ᩠ᩅᨠ, Khün ᩉ᩠ᨶ᩠ᩅᨠ, ᦷᦐᧅᧈ (ṅok¹), Tai Dam ꪘꪺꪀ, Tai Dón ꪘꪺꪀ, Shan ၼူၵ်ႇ (nùuk), Ahom 𑜃𑜤𑜀𑜫 (nuk), Zhuang nuk, Nong Zhuang nog, Zuojiang Zhuang nuek.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [nuːə̯k̚˧˩]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [nuːə̯k̚˥˥˨]
  • Hyphenation: ໜວກ
  • Rhymes: -uːə̯k̚

Noun edit

ໜວກ (nūak)

  1. deaf.

Derived terms edit