หนัก
Thai
Alternative forms
- (obsolete) หนกก
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *ʰnakᴰ (“heavy”). Cognate with Lao ໜັກ (nak), Lü ᦐᧅ (ṅak), Shan ၼၵ်း (nák), Tai Nüa ᥘᥐᥴ (lák), Aiton ꩫက် (nak), Ahom 𑜃𑜀𑜫 (nak), Bouyei nagt, Zhuang naek.
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | หนัก h n ạ k | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | หฺนัก h ̥ n ạ k | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | nàk |
| Royal Institute | nak | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /nak̚˨˩/(R) | |
Adjective
หนัก • (nàk) (abstract noun ความหนัก)
- heavy
- severe; serious
- (slang, of an unfavourable behaviour or habit) extreme; excessive; incurable; uncorrectable; hopeless
Antonyms
- เบา (bao)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “หนัก” 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.