เหล็ก
Thai
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|---|---|
| Fe | |
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Etymology
From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰlekᴰ¹ˢ (“iron”), from Proto-Tai *ʰlekᴰ (“iron”), from Old Chinese 鐵 (OC *l̥ʰiːɡ, “iron”). Cognate with Lao ເຫຼັກ (lek), Northern Thai ᩉᩖᩮᩢᨠ, Khün ᩉᩖᩮᨠ, Lü ᦵᦜᧅ (l̇ek), Tai Dam ꪹꪨꪸꪀ, Tai Dón ꪨꪸꪀ, Shan လဵၵ်း (láek), Tai Nüa ᥘᥥᥐᥱ (lěk), Ahom 𑜎𑜢𑜀𑜫 (lik), Zhuang lek or lik, Nong Zhuang liak.
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | เหล็ก e h l ˘ k | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | เหฺล็ก e h ̥ l ˘ k | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | lèk |
| Royal Institute | lek | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /lek̚˨˩/(R) | |
Noun
เหล็ก • (lèk)
Derived terms
Adjective
เหล็ก • (lèk)