บึก

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɓɯːkᴰ (“big”). Cognate with Zhuang mbwk.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		บึก ɓ ụ k
Romanization	Paiboon	bʉ̀k
	Royal Institute	buek
(standard) IPA(key)		/bɯk̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

บึก • (bʉ̀k)

1. (zoology) (classifier ตัว) (ปลา~) Mekong giant catfish: the fish Pangasianodon gigas.

Adjective

บึก • (bʉ̀k)

1. (archaic) big.