ปลวก

Thai

Etymology

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨸᩖ᩠ᩅᨠ, Khün ᨸ᩠ᩅᨠ, Lao ປວກ (pūak), Lü ᦷᦔᧅᧈ (ṗok¹), Shan ပူၵ်ႇ (pùuk).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ปลวก p l w k
Phonemic		ปฺลวก p ̥ l w k
Romanization	Paiboon	bplùuak
	Royal Institute	pluak
(standard) IPA(key)		/plua̯k̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

ปลวก • (bplùuak) (classifier ตัว)

1. termite.

Derived terms

• จอมปลวก (jɔɔm-bplùuak)