เหล็ก

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰlekᴰ (“iron”), from Old Chinese 鐵 (OC *l̥ʰiːɡ, “iron”). Cognate with Lao ເຫຼັກ (lek), Shan လဵၵ်း (lek4), Ahom 𑜎𑜢𑜀𑜫 (lik).

Pronunciation

Orthographicเหล็ก
e h l ˘ k
Phonemicเหฺล็ก
e h ̥ l ˘ k
RomanizationPaiboonlèk
Royal Institutelek
(standard) IPA(key)/lek̚˨˩/

Noun

เหล็ก • (lèk)

  1. iron.
  2. metal tool.
  3. metal; steel; iron.

Derived terms

Adjective

เหล็ก • (lèk)

  1. strong.
  2. made of iron.
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