Tai Dam edit

Pronunciation edit

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

Etymology 1 edit

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.

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

ꪚꪮꪀ (bók)

  1. flower

Etymology 2 edit

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

Verb edit

ꪚꪮꪀ (bók)

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

References edit

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