ꪚꪮꪀ

Tai Dam

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɔʔ˦˥]
• Hyphenation: ꪚꪮꪀ
• Rhymes: -ɔʔ

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ɓloːkᴰ. Cognate with Thai ดอก (dɔ̀ɔk), Northern Thai ᨯᩬᨠ, Lao ດອກ (dǭk), Lü ᦡᦸᧅᧈ (ḋoak¹), Shan မွၵ်ႇ (màuk), ဝွၵ်ႇ (wàuk), Tai Nüa ᥛᥩᥐᥱ (mǒak), Phake မွက် (mok), Ahom 𑜉𑜨𑜀𑜫 (mok), 𑜈𑜨𑜀𑜫 (bok), Nong Zhuang ndog, Tày bjoóc.

Alternative forms

• ꪒꪮꪀ

Noun

ꪚꪮꪀ (bók)

1. flower

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

ꪚꪮꪀ (bók)

1. (transitive) to teach, to instruct
2. (transitive) to command

References

• Baccam, D., Baccam F., Baccam H., & Fippinger, D. (1989). Tai Dam-English, English-Tai Dam vocabulary book. Summer Institute of Linguistics.