หงอก

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰŋwuːkᴰ (“grey-haired”). Cognate with Lao ຫງອກ (ngǭk), Shan ႁွၵ်ႇ (hoak2), Ahom 𑜀𑜨𑜀𑜫 (kok).

Pronunciation

Orthographicหงอก
h ŋ ɒ k
Phonemicหฺงอก
h ̥ ŋ ɒ k
RomanizationPaiboonngɔ̀ɔk
Royal Institutengok
(standard) IPA(key)/ŋɔːk̚˨˩/

Adjective

หงอก • (ngɔ̀ɔk) (abstract noun ความหงอก)

  1. (of hair, especially because of aging) gray; silver; white.

Derived terms

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