มุก

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicมุก
m u k
RomanizationPaiboonmúk
Royal Institutemuk
(standard) IPA(key)/muk̚˦˥/(R)
Homophonesมุข
มุคธ์

Etymology 1

Compare Sanskrit मुक्त (mukta, “pearl”).

Noun

มุก • (múk)

  1. pearl.
  2. pearl oyster.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Semantic extension of Etymology 1?”)

Noun

มุก • (múk)

  1. joke; gag; kidding.
Derived terms
  • ตบมุก
  • มุกตลก
  • เล่นมุก

Further reading

  • “มุก” 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.

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