ດອກ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɓloːkᴰ (“flower”). Cognate with Thai ดอก (dɔ̀ɔk), Northern Thai ᨯᩬᨠ, Lü ᦡᦸᧅᧈ (ḋoak¹), Tai Dam ꪚꪮꪀ, ꪒꪮꪀ, Shan မွၵ်ႇ (màuk), ဝွၵ်ႇ (wàuk), Tai Nüa ᥛᥩᥐᥱ (mǒak), Phake မွက် (mok), Ahom 𑜉𑜨𑜀𑜫 (mok), 𑜈𑜨𑜀𑜫 (bok), Nong Zhuang ndog, Tày bjoóc.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [dɔːk̚˧˩]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [dɔːk̚˥˥˨]
• Hyphenation: ດອກ
• Rhymes: -ɔːk̚

Noun

ດອກ • (dǭk)

1. flower; blossom.

Derived terms

• ດອກບົວ (dǭk būa)

 

Further reading

• Kerr, Allen (1972) Lao-English Dictionary‎^[1], Catholic University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.