ตึก

See also: ตก

Thai

Etymology

Unknown. Shared lexeme across several languages in mainland Southeast Asia, including Burmese တိုက် (tuik), Mon တိုက်, Lao ຕຶກ (tưk).[1]

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicตึก
t ụ k
RomanizationPaiboondtʉ̀k
Royal Institutetuek
(standard) IPA(key)/tɯk̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

ตึก • (dtʉ̀k) (classifier หลัง)

  1. building, edifice, brickwork.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Khmer: តឹក (tək)

References

  1. ^ Mathias Jenny (2015) “Foreign influence in the Burmese language”, in International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges
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