ຮາກ

Lao

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [haːk̚˥˨]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [haːk̚˧˦]
• Hyphenation: ຮາກ
• Rhymes: -aːk̚

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *C̬.raːkᴰ (“root”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩁᩣ᩠ᨠ, Khün ᩁᩣ᩠ᨠ, Lü ᦣᦱᧅ (haak), Tai Dam ꪭꪱꪀ, Shan ႁၢၵ်ႈ (hāak), Ahom 𑜍𑜀𑜫 (rak), Zhuang rag, Nong Zhuang laeg, Zuojiang Zhuang lag, Saek ร̄าก.

Noun

ຮາກ • (hāk)

1. root (of a plant)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *rwɯəkᴰ (“to vomit”). Compare Middle Chinese 嗀 (MC xuwk|xaewk). Cognate with Thai ราก (râak), Northern Thai ᩁᩣ᩠ᨠ, Khün ᩁᩣ᩠ᨠ, Isan ฮาก, Lü ᦣᦱᧅ (haak), Shan ႁၢၵ်ႈ (hāak), Ahom 𑜍𑜀𑜫 (rak), Nong Zhuang raeg, Saek หร้วก.

Noun

ຮາກ • (hāk)

1. vomit

Verb

ຮາກ • (hāk) (abstract noun ການຮາກ)

1. to vomit