Lao edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [tɯk̚˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [tɯk̚˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ຕຶກ
  • Rhymes: -ɯk̚

Etymology 1 edit

Unknown. Shared lexeme across several languages in mainland Southeast Asia, including Burmese တိုက် (tuik), Mon တိုက်, Thai ตึก (dtʉ̀k).[1]

Noun edit

ຕຶກ (tưk)

  1. building (structure)

References edit

  1. ^ Mathias Jenny (2015) “Foreign influence in the Burmese language”, in International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

ຕຶກ (tưk) (abstract noun ການຕຶກ)

  1. to fish, to catch fish