ดึก

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ˀdɯkᴰˢ³ (“asleep; late (at night)”), from Proto-Tai *ɗɯkᴰ (“late (at night)”). Cognate with Lao ເດິກ (dœk), Shan လိုၵ် (lǔek), Nong Zhuang ndaek.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicดึก
ɗ ụ k
RomanizationPaiboondʉ̀k
Royal Instituteduek
(standard) IPA(key)/dɯk̚˨˩/(R)

Adjective

ดึก • (dʉ̀k) (abstract noun ความดึก)

  1. (of night) late.
  2. (archaic, poetic) deep.
  3. (slang, of age) advanced; old.

Derived terms

  • กลางดึก
  • ดึกดื่น
  • ตื่นแต่ดึก สึกแต่หนุ่ม
  • รุ่นดึก
  • วัยดึก (wai-dʉ̀k)
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