Tai Dam

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Tai *ɓloːkᴰ. Cognate with Thai ดอก (dɔ̀ɔk), Northern Thai ᨯᩬᨠ, Lao ດອກ (dǭk), 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

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Noun

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ꪚꪮꪀ (bók)

  1. flower

Etymology 2

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

Verb

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ꪚꪮꪀ (bók)

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

References

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