ฉีก

ฉีก

Thai

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 拆.[1] Cognate with Khün ᩈᩦ᩠ᨠ, Lao ສີກ (sīk) or ຈີກ (chīk), Lü ᦉᦲᧅᧈ (ṡiik¹), Tai Dam ꪊꪲꪀ, Shan သိၵ်ႇ (sìk), Phake ꩬိက် (sik) or ꩡိက် (cik), Ahom 𑜏𑜢𑜀𑜫 (sik).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ฉีก t͡ɕʰ ī k
Romanization	Paiboon	chìik
	Royal Institute	chik
(standard) IPA(key)		/t͡ɕʰiːk̚˨˩/(R)

Verb

ฉีก • (chìik) (abstract noun การฉีก)

1. to tear.
2. to separate (from a pair or set).

References

1. Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Thesis)‎, Department of Linguistics, Cornell University, page 92