ตอก

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicตอก
t ɒ k
RomanizationPaiboondtɔ̀ɔk
Royal Institutetok
(standard) IPA(key)/tɔːk̚˨˩/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *toːkᴰ (“to pound”).[1]

Cognate with Lao ຕອກ (tǭk), Lü ᦎᦸᧅᧈ (ṫoak¹), Tai Dam ꪔꪮꪀ, Shan တွၵ်ႇ (tàuk), Ahom 𑜄𑜨𑜀𑜫 (tok), Zhuang dok.

Compare Proto-Austronesian *tuqtuq (“to hammer, pound, crush”) (whence Paiwan tjuqtjuq).

Verb

ตอก • (dtɔ̀ɔk) (abstract noun การตอก)

  1. to hammer; to nail; to pound.
  2. (vulgar) to fuck

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *b.twuːkᴰ (“bamboo strip for tying or weaving”).[2]

Compare Old Chinese 竹 (OC *tuɡ, “bamboo”).

Cognate with Lao ຕອກ (tǭk), Lü ᦎᦸᧅᧈ (ṫoak¹), Shan တွၵ်ႇ (tàuk), Ahom 𑜄𑜨𑜀𑜫 (tok), Zhuang duk.

Noun

ตอก • (dtɔ̀ɔk)

  1. bamboo strip (for tying or weaving).

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai‎[1], Cornell University PhD dissertation, page 354
  2. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai‎[2], Cornell University PhD dissertation, page 340
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