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Etymology edit

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰmɔːkᴰᴸ¹ (fog; mist), from Proto-Tai *ʰmoːkᴰ (fog; mist), from Old Chinese (OC *moɡs, *moːŋ, “fog; mist”).[1] Cognate with Thai หมอก (mɔ̀ɔk), Lao ໝອກ (mǭk), Tai Nüa ᥛᥩᥐᥱ (mǒak), Shan မွၵ်ႇ (màuk), Ahom 𑜉𑜨𑜀𑜫 (mok), Zhuang mok, Nong Zhuang moag or mog, Saek ม̄อก.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ᦖᦸᧅᧈ (ṁoak¹)

  1. mist; fog

Derived terms edit

Classifier edit

ᦖᦸᧅᧈ (ṁoak¹)

  1. Classifier for clouds.

References edit

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2014) “Layers of Chinese Loanwords in Proto-Southwestern Tai as Evidence for the Dating of the Spread of Southwestern Tai”, in MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities, volume 20 (special issue), Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University, →ISSN, pages 47–68.
  • Hanna, William J. (2019) “Query for ᦖᦸᧅᧈ”, in Dai Lue - English Dictionary (in Chinese), SIL International