เหล็ก

Thai

Chemical element
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Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰlekᴰ¹ˢ (iron), from Proto-Tai *ʰlekᴰ (iron), from Old Chinese (OC *l̥ʰiːɡ, “iron”). Cognate with Lao ເຫຼັກ (lek), Northern Thai ᩉᩖᩮᩢᨠ, Khün ᩉᩖᩮᨠ, ᦵᦜᧅ (l̇ek), Tai Dam ꪹꪨꪸꪀ, Tai Dón ꪨꪸꪀ, Shan လဵၵ်း (láek), Tai Nüa ᥘᥥᥐᥱ (lěk), Ahom 𑜎𑜢𑜀𑜫 (lik), Zhuang lek or lik, Nong Zhuang liak.

Pronunciation

Orthographicเหล็ก
e h l ˘ k
Phonemic
เหฺล็ก
e h ̥ l ˘ k
RomanizationPaiboonlèk
Royal Institutelek
(standard) IPA(key)/lek̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

เหล็ก • (lèk)

  1. iron.
  2. metal tool.
  3. metal; steel; iron.

Adjective

เหล็ก • (lèk)

  1. strong.
  2. made of iron.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • เหล็ก” 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.