มูก

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		มูก m ū k
Romanization	Paiboon	mûuk
	Royal Institute	muk
(standard) IPA(key)		/muːk̚˥˩/(R)

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit मूक (mūka, “dumb, silent, mute, speechless”); compare Pali mūga (“dumb”).

Alternative forms

• มูกะ
• มูค (mûuk)

 

Adjective

มูก • (mûuk)

1. mute; silent.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *muːkᴰ (“mucus of the nose”). Cognate with Lao ມູກ (mūk), Shan မုၵ်ႈ (mūk), Zhuang mug, Tày mục.

Noun

มูก • (mûuk)

1. mucus from the nose; nasal mucus; snot.
2. mucus from the anus.

Derived terms

• ขี้มูก (kîi-mûuk)
• น้ำมูก (náam-mûuk)
• มูกเลือด

 

See also

• จมูก (jà-mùuk)
• เมือก (mʉ̂ʉak)