ນັກ

See also: ນົກ

Lao

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [nak̚˧]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [nak̚˧˨]
• Hyphenation: ນັກ
• Rhymes: -ak̚

Etymology 1

From Khmer អ្នក (nĕək, “one who...”). Cognate with Thai นัก (nák).

Noun

ນັກ • (nak)

1. used to form compound nouns indicating professions, jobs

Derived terms

Category Lao terms prefixed with ນັກ- not found

• ນັກກິລາ (nak ki lā, “sportsman”)
• ນັກພິມ (nak phim, “printer”)
• ນັກບິນ (nak bin, “aviator”)
• ນັກຂັບຍົນ (nak khap nyon, “pilot”)
• ນັກດົນຕີ (nak don tī, “musician”)
• ນັກຖ່າຍຮູບ (nak thāi hūp, “photographer”)
• ນັກລົງທຶນ (nak long thưn, “investor”)
• ນັກສຶກສາ (nak sưk sā, “student”)
• ນັກຮຽນ (nak hīan, “pupil, schoolchild”)
• ນັກຄຳນວນ (nak kham nūan, “mathematician”)

Etymology 2

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Adverb

ນັກ • (nak)

1. very, extremely

See also

• ຫຼາຍ (lāi), ຫລາຍ (lāi)