สุนัข
Thai
Etymology
Borrowed from Pali sunakha (“dog”). By surface analysis, สุ (sù) + นัข (nák).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | สุนัข s u n ạ kʰ | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | สุ-นัก s u – n ạ k | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | sù-nák |
| Royal Institute | su-nak | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /su˨˩.nak̚˦˥/(R) | |
Adjective
สุนัข • (sù-nák)
- (humorous) synonym of หมา (mǎa, “bad, low”)
Adverb
สุนัข • (sù-nák)
- (humorous) synonym of หมา (mǎa, “badly, lowly”)
Noun
สุนัข • (sù-nák) (classifier ตัว)
Derived terms
- สุนัขจิ้งจอก
- สุนัขบ้า
- สุนัขป่า (sù-nák-bpàa)
Further reading
- “สุนัข” 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.