ນົກ

See also: ນັກ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *C̬.nokᴰ (“bird”). Cognate with Thai นก (nók), Northern Thai ᨶᩫ᩠ᨠ (nok), Tai Dam ꪶꪙꪀ, Lü ᦷᦓᧅ (nok), Shan ၼူၵ်ႉ (nṵ̂uk), Ahom 𑜃𑜤𑜀𑜫 (nuk), Zhuang roeg.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [nok̚˧]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [nok̚˧˨]
• Hyphenation: ນົກ
• Rhymes: -ok̚

Noun

ນົກ • (nok) (classifier ໂຕ)

1. bird

Derived terms

• ນົກເຂົາ (nok khao)
• ນົກປຸ່ງ (nok pung)
• ນົກເປົ້າ (nok pao)
• ນົກມຸມ (nok mum)