ประตัก
Thai
Alternative forms
- ปฏัก (bpà-dtàk)
Etymology
Uncertain. Compare Sanskrit प्रतोद (pratoda, “long whip”); Pali patoda (“driving stick”); Old Khmer khdyac (“goad”); Persian [script needed] (katak), [script needed] (kutak), [script needed] (kutk, “pestle; club; stick for chastisement; etc”).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ประตัก p r a t ạ k | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | ปฺระ-ตัก p ̥ r a – t ạ k | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | bprà-dtàk |
| Royal Institute | pra-tak | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /pra˨˩.tak̚˨˩/(R) | |