ແຂກ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *kʰɛːkᴰ (“guest”), from Middle Chinese 客 (MC khaek, “guest”).[1] Cognate with Thai แขก (kɛ̀ɛk), Lü ᦶᦃᧅᧈ (ẋaek¹), Shan ၶႅၵ်ႇ (khèk), Ahom 𑜁𑜢𑜀𑜫 (khik), Zhuang hek.

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kʰɛːk̚˧˩]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kʰɛːk̚˥˥˨]
  • Hyphenation: ແຂກ
  • Rhymes: -ɛːk̚

Noun

ແຂກ • (khǣk)

  1. guest
  2. foreigner

See also

  • ຝຣັ່ງ (fa rang)

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2014) “Layers of Chinese Loanwords in Proto-Southwestern Tai as Evidence for the Dating of the Spread of Southwestern Tai”, in MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities, volume 20 (special issue), Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University, →ISSN, pages 47–68.
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