ວຽກ

Lao

Etymology

From Middle Chinese (MC ywek). Cognate with Isan เวียก, Khün ᩅ᩠ᨿᨠ, ᦵᦞᧅ (vek), Tai Dam ꪫꪸꪀ, Vietnamese việc.

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ʋiːə̯k̚˥˨]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ʋiːə̯k̚˧˦]
  • Hyphenation: ວຽກ
  • Rhymes: -iːə̯k̚

Noun

ວຽກ • (wīak)

  1. work; job.

Derived terms

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