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Etymology edit

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *lɯəkᴰ (to choose). Cognate with Isan เลือก, Lao ເລືອກ (lư̄ak), Northern Thai ᩃᩮᩬᩥᨠ (lɯak⁵), Khün ᩃᩮᩨ᩠ᨠ (lɤɤk²), ᦵᦟᦲᧅ (loek), Tai Dam ꪹꪩꪀ (ꞌlưạk), Tai Dón ꪩꪷꪀ, Shan လိူၵ်ႈ (lōek), Tai Nüa ᥘᥫᥐ (loek), Aiton လိုက် (lük), Ahom 𑜎𑜢𑜤𑜀𑜫 (lük).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicเลือก
e l ụ̄ ɒ k
RomanizationPaiboonlʉ̂ʉak
Royal Institutelueak
(standard) IPA(key)/lɯa̯k̚˥˩/(R)

Verb edit

เลือก (lʉ̂ʉak) (abstract noun การเลือก)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) to choose; to select; to pick; to elect.

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