หอก

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *kroːkᴰ (“spear”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉᩬᨠ, Lao ຫອກ, Khün ᩉᩬᨠ, Tai Dam ꪬꪮꪀ, Lü ᦠᦸᧅᧈ (ḣoak¹), Shan ႁွၵ်ႇ (hàuk), Ahom 𑜍𑜨𑜀𑜫 (rok), Zhuang rok or kyok.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		หอก h ɒ k
Romanization	Paiboon	hɔ̀ɔk
	Royal Institute	hok
(standard) IPA(key)		/hɔːk̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

หอก • (hɔ̀ɔk) (classifier เล่ม)

1. spear (weapon).

Adverb

หอก • (hɔ̀ɔk)

1. (slang, vulgar, offensive) used as an intensifier: the heck; the hell; the fuck; etc.

   ทำหอกอะไร

   tam hɔ̀ɔk à-rai

   What the hell [are you] doing?