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Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

นาก m

  1. Thai script form of nāka (heaven)

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Thai edit

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicนาก
n ā k
RomanizationPaiboonnâak
Royal Institutenak
(standard) IPA(key)/naːk̚˥˩/(R)
Homophonesนาค

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Tai *naːkᴰ (otter). Cognate with Lao ນາກ (nāk), Ahom 𑜃𑜀𑜫 (nak), Tai Dam ꪙꪱꪀ, Tày nạc, Zhuang nag (as in duznag). Compare Proto-Hlai *hnaːk (otter), Proto-Austronesian *Sanaq (otter) (whence Paiwan sanaq, Kavalan sani).

Noun edit

นาก (nâak) (classifier ตัว)

  1. otter.

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

นาก (nâak)

  1. rose gold, the pink alloy mixed of gold, silver and copper.