ขาก

Thai

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 喀 (MC khaek), possibly onomatopoeic. Cognate with Northern Thai ᨡᩣ᩠ᨠ, Lao ຂາກ (khāk) or ຄາກ (khāk), Lü ᦃᦱᧅ (ẋaak), Zhuang gak or gag, Zuojiang Zhuang hak.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ขาก kʰ ā k
Romanization	Paiboon	kàak
	Royal Institute	khak
(standard) IPA(key)		/kʰaːk̚˨˩/(R)

Verb

ขาก • (kàak) (abstract noun การขาก)

1. to spit out; to hawk out (phlegm)