หลัก

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographicหลัก
h l ạ k
Phonemic
หฺลัก
h ̥ l ạ k
RomanizationPaiboonlàk
Royal Institutelak
(standard) IPA(key)/lak̚˨˩/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ʰlakᴰ (stake). Cognate with Lao ຫຼັກ (lak), Northern Thai ᩉᩖᩢᨠ, ᦜᧅ (l̇ak), Shan လၵ်း (lák), Ahom 𑜎𑜀𑜫 (lak), Saek ลั๊ก.

Noun

หลัก • (làk)

  1. pillar; post.
  2. basis; core; principle.
  3. foundation.
  4. position (of a number).
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit लक्ष (lakṣa) or Pali lakkha. Cognate with Khmer លក្ខ (lĕək).

Numeral

หลัก • (làk)

  1. (archaic) lakh; hundred thousand.
    Synonym: แสน (sɛ̌ɛn)