หมึก

Thai

Etymology

Compare Khmer មឹក (mɨk), Lao ຫມຶກ (mưk), Vietnamese mực; all ultimately from Chinese 墨 (OC *mlɯːɡ, “ink”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-maŋ ~ s-mak.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		หมึก h m ụ k
Phonemic		หฺมึก h ̥ m ụ k
Romanization	Paiboon	mʉ̀k
	Royal Institute	muek
(standard) IPA^(key)		/mɯk̚˨˩/

Noun

หมึก • (mʉ̀k)

(น้ำ~) ink.
squid; octopus.

Usage notes

It is often called ปลาหมึก (lit. squid fish) even though it is actually not a fish.

Derived terms

หมึกยักษ์ (mʉ̀k-yák)