ໝອກ
Lao
Etymology
From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰmɔːkᴰᴸ¹ (“fog; mist”), from Proto-Tai *ʰmoːkᴰ (“fog; mist”), from Old Chinese 霧 (OC *moɡs, *moːŋ, “fog; mist”).[1] Cognate with Thai หมอก (mɔ̀ɔk), Lü ᦖᦸᧅᧈ (ṁoak¹), Shan မွၵ်ႇ (màuk), Tai Nüa ᥛᥩᥐᥱ (mǒak), Ahom 𑜉𑜨𑜀𑜫 (mok), Zhuang mok, Nong Zhuang moag or mog, Saek ม̄อก.
Pronunciation
- (Vientiane) IPA(key): [mɔːk̚˧˩]
- (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [mɔːk̚˥˥˨]
- Hyphenation: ໝອກ
- Rhymes: -ɔːk̚
Noun
ໝອກ • (mǭk)
- fog; mist
- dew
- snow
Adjective
ໝອກ • (mǭk) (abstract noun ຄວາມໝອກ)
- foggy; misty
References
- Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2014), “Layers of Chinese Loanwords in Proto-Southwestern Tai as Evidence for the Dating of the Spread of Southwestern Tai”, in MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities, volume 20 (special issue), Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University, ISSN 0859-9920, pages 47–68.