See also: บุ๊ก

Thai

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Tai *ɓokᴰ (dry land).[1]

Cognate with Isan บก, Lao ບົກ (bok), Northern Thai ᨷᩫ᩠ᨠ (bok¹), Khün ᨷᩫ᩠ᨠ (bok⁴), ᦷᦢᧅ (ḃok), Tai Dam ꪶꪚꪀ (bốc), Shan မူၵ်း (múuk, to diminish), Tày bốc, Zhuang mbuk (to dry up) (dialectal) and mboek (land; to decline (water level)) (dialectal).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicบก
ɓ k
RomanizationPaiboonbòk
Royal Institutebok
(standard) IPA(key)/bok̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

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บก (bòk)

  1. dry land; land.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Orthographicบก
ɓ k
Phonemic
บอ-กอ
ɓ ɒ – k ɒ
RomanizationPaiboonbɔɔ-gɔɔ
Royal Institutebo-ko
(standard) IPA(key)/bɔː˧.kɔː˧/(R)

Proper noun

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บก (bɔɔ-gɔɔ)

  1. abbreviation of บึงกาฬ (bʉng-gaan)

References

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  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai[1], Cornell University PhD dissertation, page 334