พนัก

Thai

Etymology

Borrowed from Angkorian Old Khmer វ្នាក៑ (vnāk), វ្នក៑ (vnak), ព្នាក៑ (bnāk), ភ្នាក៑ (bhnāk). Cognate with Modern Khmer ភ្នាក់ (phnĕək), Lao ພະນັກ (pha nak).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		พนัก b n ạ k
Phonemic		พะ-นัก b a – n ạ k
Romanization	Paiboon	pá-nák
	Royal Institute	pha-nak
(standard) IPA(key)		/pʰa˦˥.nak̚˦˥/(R)

Noun

พนัก • (pá-nák)

1. backrest