ตัก

Eastern Lawa

Etymology

From Proto-Palaungic *-taːk (“tongue”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *nt₁aak ~ *l(n)t₁aak (“tongue”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tak/

Noun

ตัก (tak)

1. tongue.

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ตัก t ạ k
Romanization	Paiboon	dtàk
	Royal Institute	tak
(standard) IPA(key)		/tak̚˨˩/(R)
Homophones edit		ตรรก ตักร

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *takᴰ (“to scoop”). Cognate with Lao ຕັກ (tak), Northern Thai ᨲᩢ᩠ᨠ, Lü ᦎᧅ (ṫak), Shan တၵ်း (ták), Zhuang daek, Bouyei dagt.

Verb

ตัก • (dtàk) (abstract noun การตัก)

1. to ladle out; to dip out; to scoop (with a dipper).

Derived terms

• ตักตวง

 

Etymology 2

Cognate with Lao ຕັກ (tak), Shan တၵ်း (ták), Ahom 𑜄𑜀𑜫 (tak).

Noun

ตัก • (dtàk) (classifier ข้าง)

1. lap: flat area between the waist and knees of a seated person.

Derived terms

• หน้าตัก