ຖືກ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *C̬.tɯːkᴰ (“to come into contact”). Compare Middle Chinese 觸 (MC tsyhowk, “to touch; to come in contact with”).

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [tʰɯːk̚˧˩]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [tʰɯːk̚˥˥˨]
  • Hyphenation: ຖືກ
  • Rhymes: -ɯːk̚

Verb

ຖືກ • (thư̄k) (abstract noun ການຖືກ)

  1. to run into, hit, strike
  2. to touch
  3. to be subject to, be affected by
  4. to suit, satisfy, be pleasing

Particle

ຖືກ • (thư̄k)

  1. (+ adjective) indicating that object/person acquires qualities of given adjective
  2. (+ verb) indicating that an earlier-named person/object is the subject of the action

Adjective

ຖືກ • (thư̄k) (abstract noun ຄວາມຖືກ)

  1. cheap; inexpensive
  2. right; correct
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