Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *prakᴰ (vegetable). Cognate with Thai ผัก (pàk), Northern Thai ᨹᩢ᩠ᨠ, ᦕᧅ (ṗhak), Tai Nüa ᥚᥐᥴ (phák), Shan ၽၵ်း (phák), Ahom 𑜇𑜀𑜫 (phak), Zhuang byaek, Nong Zhuang pyaek, Bouyei byagt, Saek พรั๊ก.

Pronunciation

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  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [pʰak̚˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [pʰak̚˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ຜັກ
  • Rhymes: -ak̚

Noun

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ຜັກ (phak)

  1. vegetable