ສາກ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *saːkᴰ (“pestle”).

Cognate with Thai สาก (sàak), Northern Thai ᩈᩣ᩠ᨠ, Khün ᩈᩣ᩠ᨠ, Lü ᦉᦱᧅ (ṡaak), Tai Dam ꪎꪱꪀ, Shan သၢၵ်ႇ (sàak), Phake ꩬက် (sak), Ahom 𑜏𑜀𑜫 (sak), Zuojiang Zhuang sak. Compare Proto-Hlai *tçʰaːk (“pestle”).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [saːk̚˧˩]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [saːk̚˥˥˨]
• Hyphenation: ສາກ
• Rhymes: -aːk̚

Noun

ສາກ • (sāk)

1. pestle