ฟัก

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ฟัก f ạ k
Romanization	Paiboon	fák
	Royal Institute	fak
(standard) IPA(key)		/fak̚˦˥/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *wakᴰ (“ashgourd”). Cognate with Lao ຟັກ (fak).

Noun

ฟัก • (fák)

1. gourd; squash.
2. balsam apple.

Proper noun

ฟัก • (fák)

1. A male given name; a male nickname.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *wakᴰ (“to incubate”). Cognate with Lao ຟັກ (fak), Zhuang faeg.

Verb

ฟัก • (fák) (abstract noun การฟัก)

1. to hatch; to brood; to incubate.