ซาก

Thai

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognate with Isan ซาก, Lao ຊາກ (sāk), Northern Thai ᨪᩣ᩠ᨠ, Khün ᨪᩣ᩠ᨠ, ᦌᦱᧅ (saak), Shan သၢၵ်ႈ (sāak), Tai Nüa ᥔᥣᥐ (saak), Vietnamese xác.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicซาก
z ā k
RomanizationPaiboonsâak
Royal Institutesak
(standard) IPA(key)/saːk̚˥˩/(R)

Noun

ซาก • (sâak)

  1. (of an animal) carcass.
  2. remains; residue; ruins; debris.

Usage notes

  • The term for the dead body of a human being is ศพ (sòp).

Derived terms