หัก

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *t.rakᴰ (“to break”).

Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉᩢ᩠ᨠ, Lao ຫັກ (hak), Lü ᦠᧅ (ḣak), Tai Dam ꪬꪰꪀ, Shan ႁၵ်း (hák), Ahom 𑜍𑜀𑜫 (rak), Zhuang raek, Saek รั๊ก.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		หัก h ạ k
Romanization	Paiboon	hàk
	Royal Institute	hak
(standard) IPA(key)		/hak̚˨˩/(R)

Verb

หัก • (hàk) (abstract noun การหัก)

1. to break; to break apart.

   แขนหัก

   kɛ̌ɛn hàk

   to have an arm fracture

2. to bend; to turn.
3. (mathematics) to subtract; to deduct.