Thai edit

 
door bolt
 
metal bolt threaded to receive a nut
 
act of carving

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicสลัก
s l ạ k
Phonemic
สะ-หฺลัก
s a – h ̥ l ạ k
RomanizationPaiboonsà-làk
Royal Institutesa-lak
(standard) IPA(key)/sa˨˩.lak̚˨˩/(R)

Etymology 1 edit

Uncertain. Probably from Malay sĕlak (door bolt).

Noun edit

สลัก (sà-làk)

  1. bolt:
    1. movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, window, etc.
    2. strong fastening rod, pin, or screw, usually threaded to receive a nut.
Derived terms edit

Verb edit

สลัก (sà-làk) (abstract noun การสลัก)

  1. (somewhat archaic) to bar; to obstruct; to prevent.

Etymology 2 edit

Uncertain. Probably from corruption of ฉลัก (chà-làk), from Old Khmer chlak, chlâka (to carve; to chisel; to engrave; to incise), corresponding to Modern Khmer ឆ្លាក់ (chlak).

Alternative forms edit

Verb edit

สลัก (sà-làk) (abstract noun การสลัก)

  1. to carve; to chisel; to engrave; to incise.
Derived terms edit

Etymology 3 edit

Uncertain.

Adverb edit

สลัก (sà-làk) (abstract noun ความสลัก)

  1. undefined, found in some compounds.
Derived terms edit