เหงือก

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰŋɯəkᴰ (“gum; gill”), from Old Chinese 顎 (OC *ŋaːɡ, “jaw”). Cognate with Lao ເຫງືອກ (ngư̄ak), Shan ႁိူၵ်ႇ (hoek²), Ahom 𑜀𑜢𑜤𑜀𑜫 (kuek).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		เหงือก e h ŋ ụ̄ ɒ k
Phonemic		เหฺงือก e h ̥ ŋ ụ̄ ɒ k
Romanization	Paiboon	ngʉ̀ʉak
	Royal Institute	ngueak
(standard) IPA^(key)		/ŋɯa̯k̚˨˩/

Noun

เหงือก • (ngʉ̀ʉak)

(anatomy) gum (flesh around teeth)
gill (of fish).

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