หูก

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *trukᴰ (loom).[1]

Cognate with Isan หูก, Lao ຫູກ (hūk), Northern Thai ᩉᩪᨠ (huuk²), Khün ᩉᩪᨠ, ᦠᦳᧅᧈ (ḣuk¹), Shan ႁုၵ်ႇ (hùk), Tai Nüa ᥞᥧᥐᥴ (húk), Ahom 𑜍𑜤𑜀𑜫 (ruk), Zhuang rok, Nong Zhuang tuk.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicหูก
h ū k
RomanizationPaiboonhùuk
Royal Institutehuk
(standard) IPA(key)/huːk̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

หูก • (hùuk)

  1. loom (weaving machine).

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 340