Thai

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit लेख (lekha, letter). Cognate with Lao ເລກ (lēk), Khmer លេខ (leek).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicเลข
e l kʰ
Phonemic
เลก
e l k
RomanizationPaiboonlêek
Royal Institutelek
(standard) IPA(key)/leːk̚˥˩/(R)
Homophonesเลก

Noun

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เลข (lêek)

  1. number.
  2. (colloquial) mathematics.