พนัก
Thai
Etymology
Borrowed from Angkorian Old Khmer វ្នាក៑ (vnāk), វ្នក៑ (vnak), ព្នាក៑ (bnāk), ភ្នាក៑ (bhnāk). Cognate with Modern Khmer ភ្នាក់ (phnĕək), Lao ພະນັກ (pha nak).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | พนัก b n ạ k | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | พะ-นัก b a – n ạ k | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | pá-nák |
| Royal Institute | pha-nak | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /pʰa˦˥.nak̚˦˥/(R) | |
Noun
พนัก • (pá-nák)
Derived terms
- พนักเก้าอี้
- พนักงาน (pá-nák-ngaan)
Further reading
- “พนัก” 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.