ຍາກ

Lao

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *jaːkᴰᴸ⁴ (“difficult”). Cognate with Thai ยาก (yâak), Northern Thai ᨿᩣ᩠ᨠ, Khün ᨿᩣ᩠ᨠ, Lü ᦍᦱᧅ (yaak), Tai Dón ꪥꪱ, Shan ယၢၵ်ႈ (yāak), Tai Nüa ᥕᥣᥐ (yaak), Phake ယက် (yak), Ahom 𑜊𑜀𑜫 (jʸak).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [ɲaːk̚˥˨]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [ɲaːk̚˧˦]
• Hyphenation: ຍາກ
• Rhymes: -aːk̚

Adjective

ຍາກ • (nyāk) (abstract noun ຄວາມຍາກ)

1. difficult, hard

Derived terms

• ເຂົ້າພົບຍາກ (khao phop nyāk)
• ຍາກຈົນ (nyāk chon)
• ຍາກຊາ (nyāk sā)
• ຍາກລຳບາກ (nyāk lam bāk)
• ຍາກໄຮ້ (nyāk hai)
• ທຸກຍາກ (thuk nyāk)
• ຫຍຸ້ງຍາກ (nyung nyāk)