Thai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *poːkᴰ (to peel), from Middle Chinese (MC paewk, “to peel”). Cognate with Lao ປອກ (pǭk), ᦔᦸᧅᧈ (ṗoak¹), Shan ပွၵ်ႇ (pàuk).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicปอก
p ɒ k
RomanizationPaiboonbpɔ̀ɔk
Royal Institutepok
(standard) IPA(key)/pɔːk̚˨˩/(R)

Verb

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ปอก (bpɔ̀ɔk) (abstract noun การปอก)

  1. To peel.