ศอก

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *C̬.swoːkᴰ.[1]

Cognate with Lao ສອກ (sǭk), Lü ᦉᦸᧅ (ṡoak) or ᦉᦸᧅᧈ (ṡoak¹), Shan သွၵ်ႇ (sàuk), Tai Dam ꪎꪮꪀ, Ahom 𑜏𑜨𑜀𑜫 (sok), Zhuang sok (as in doegsok) (dialectal).

Pronunciation

Orthographicศอก
ɕ ɒ k
Phonemic
สอก
s ɒ k
RomanizationPaiboonsɔ̀ɔk
Royal Institutesok
(standard) IPA(key)/sɔːk̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

ศอก • (sɔ̀ɔk)

  1. (anatomy) elbow.
  2. the distance between the end of an elbow and the tip of the middle finger.
  3. cubit: a traditional unit of length based on such distance, equal to 24 inches. Abbreviation: ศ. (sɔ̌ɔ)

Verb

ศอก • (sɔ̀ɔk) (abstract noun การศอก)

  1. to elbow; to nudge.

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai‎[1], Cornell University PhD dissertation, page 324
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