Saek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *C̬.nokᴰ (bird). Cognate with Thai นก (nók), Northern Thai ᨶᩫ᩠ᨠ (nok), Lao ນົກ (nok), Tai Dam ꪶꪙꪀ, ᦷᦓᧅ (nok), Shan ၼူၵ်ႉ (nṵ̂uk), Ahom 𑜃𑜤𑜀𑜫 (nuk), Zhuang roeg.

Noun

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น็อก (transliteration needed)

  1. bird

Thai

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Etymology

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From English knock out.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicน็อก
n ˘ ɒ k
RomanizationPaiboonnɔ́k
Royal Institutenok
(standard) IPA(key)/nɔk̚˦˥/(R)

Verb

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น็อก (nɔ́k) (abstract noun การน็อก)

  1. to knock out (in boxing).
  2. to hit the solid object (used with head).
    หมวกกันน็อก
    mùuak-gan-nɔ́k
    hitting-protective helmet
  3. to be unconscious (because one's head is hit or other causes).
  4. to unusually stop running/working on its own (used with engine or machine).