นก

See also: นัก and นึก

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicนก
n k
RomanizationPaiboonnók
Royal Institutenok
(standard) IPA(key)/nok̚˦˥/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *C̬.nokᴰ (“bird”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨶᩫ᩠ᨠ (nok), Lao ນົກ (nok), Tai Dam ꪶꪙꪀ, Lü ᦷᦓᧅ (nok), Shan ၼူၵ်ႉ (nṵ̂uk), Ahom 𑜃𑜤𑜀𑜫 (nuk), Zhuang roeg, Saek น็อก. Compare Proto-Austronesian *manuk (“bird; chicken”), Proto-Hmong-Mien *m-nɔk (“bird”).

Noun

นก • (nók)

  1. bird.
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Verb

นก • (nók) (abstract noun การนก)

  1. (slang) to be ignored or refused by a male.
  2. (slang) to miss; to fail to succeed in something.

Etymology 2

Noun

นก • (nók)

  1. (firearm) lock.
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