ໜວກ

Lao

Alternative forms

  • ຫນວກ (nūak) — dated

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰnuəkᴰ (“deaf”).

Cognate with Thai หนวก (nùuak), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨶ᩠ᩅᨠ, Khün ᩉ᩠ᨶ᩠ᩅᨠ, Lü ᦷᦐᧅᧈ (ṅok¹), Tai Dam ꪘꪺꪀ, Tai Dón ꪘꪺꪀ, Shan ၼူၵ်ႇ (nùuk), Ahom 𑜃𑜤𑜀𑜫 (nuk), Zhuang nuk, Nong Zhuang nog, Zuojiang Zhuang nuek.

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [nuːə̯k̚˧˩]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [nuːə̯k̚˥˥˨]
  • Hyphenation: ໜວກ
  • Rhymes: -uːə̯k̚

Noun

ໜວກ • (nūak)

  1. deaf.

Derived terms

  • ໜວກຫູ (nūak hū)
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