ຜູກ

Lao

Etymology

Compare Thai ผูก (pùuk).

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [pʰuːk̚˧˩]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [pʰuːk̚˥˥˨]
  • Hyphenation: ຜູກ
  • Rhymes: -uːk̚

Verb

ຜູກ • (phūk) (abstract noun ການຜູກ)

  1. to tie, bind, fasten
    ຜູກເຊືອກ ― phūksư̄ak ― tie with rope
  2. to establish (relations), form (friendship)
    ຜູກມິດ ― phūkmit ― make friends

Noun

ຜູກ • (phūk)

  1. volume (of religious texts on palm leaves)

Derived terms

  • ຜູກຄໍຕາຍ (phūk khǭ tāi) — to hang oneself
  • ຜູກພັນ (phūk phan) — to bind; form alliances
  • ຜູກມິດ (phūk mit) — to befriend
  • ຜູກເຊືອກ (phūk sư̄ak) — to tie with rope
  • ທ້ອງຜູກ (thǭng phūk) — constipation
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