เอก

Pali

Alternative forms

Numeral

เอก

  1. Thai script form of eka "one"

Declension

Sanskrit

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Thai

Etymology

From Pali eka (one) or Sanskrit एक (eka, one).

Pronunciation

Orthographicเอก
e ɒ k
Phonemic
เอก
e ɒ k
[bound form]
เอ-กะ-
e ɒ – k a –
[bound form]
เอก-กะ-
e ɒ k – k a –
RomanizationPaiboonèekee-gà-èek-gà-
Royal Instituteeke-ka-ek-ka-
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔeːk̚˨˩/(R)/ʔeː˧.ka˨˩.//ʔeːk̚˨˩.ka˨˩./

Adjective

เอก • (èek)

  1. sole; single; solitary; one; alone; lonely.
  2. chief; first; prime.
  3. leading; great; excellent; outstanding.
  4. important; main; principal.

Noun

เอก • (èek)

  1. first; one; chief.
  2. low tone; first tone.
    ไม้เอก
    mái èk
    the first tone marker, low tone marker (ก่)

Prefix

เอก • (èek)

  1. first; one; chief.

Antonyms