ปากกา
Thai
Etymology
From ปาก (bpàak, “mouth”) + กา (gaa, “crow”), literally “crow mouth”. Compare Lao ປາກກາ (pāk kā), Khmer ប៉ាកកា (paakkaa).
Semantically, compare Chinese 鴉嘴筆 / 鸦嘴笔 (yāzuǐbǐ, “ruling pen”, literally “crow-mouth pen”), Japanese 烏口 (karasuguchi, “ruling pen”, literally “crow mouth”), Korean 가막부리 (gamakburi, “ruling pen”, literally “crow mouth”), 오구 (ogu, “ruling pen”, literally “crow mouth”).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ปากกา p ā k k ā | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | ปาก-กา p ā k – k ā | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | bpàak-gaa |
| Royal Institute | pak-ka | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /paːk̚˨˩.kaː˧/(R) | |
Noun
- (classifier ด้าม) pen: instrument for writing or drawing with ink or similar substance.
- (classifier ตัว) fastener, as clothes peg.
Synonyms
- ปากไก่
Derived terms
- ปากกาขนนก
Further reading
- “ปากกา” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.