หยวก

Thai

Alternative forms

  • *อยวกobsolete

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ˀjuəkᴰᴸ³ (banana stem) (Jonsson, 1991). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩀ᩠ᩅᨠ, Lao ຢວກ (yūak), ᦷᦊᧅᧈ (ẏok¹), Tai Nüa ᥕᥨᥐᥱ (yǒk, wild banana trees), Phake ယုက် (yuk), Ahom 𑜊𑜤𑜀𑜫 (jʸuk, sprout of plantain tree).

Pronunciation

Orthographicหยวก
h y w k
Phonemic
หฺยวก
h ̥ y w k
RomanizationPaiboonyùuak
Royal Instituteyuak
(standard) IPA(key)/jua̯k̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

หยวก • (yùuak)

  1. banana stalk.

Derived terms