Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Pali dāraka (child (especially male child)) or Sanskrit दारक (dāraka, idem). Cognate with Khmer ទារក (tiərŭək).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicทารก
d ā r k
Phonemic
ทา-รก
d ā – r k
RomanizationPaiboontaa-rók
Royal Institutetha-rok
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰaː˧.rok̚˦˥/(R)

Noun edit

ทารก (taa-rók) (classifier คน)

  1. (formal) baby: infant or very young child.
  2. (figurative, sometimes derogatory) immature person; naive person.

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