งอก

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ŋɔːkᴰ²ᴸ (“to bud forth; a sprout”). Cognate with Lao ງອກ (ngǭk), Shan ငွၵ်ႈ (ngāuk), Tai Dam ꪉꪮꪀ, Nong Zhuang ngaed.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		งอก ŋ ɒ k
Romanization	Paiboon	ngɔ̂ɔk
	Royal Institute	ngok
(standard) IPA(key)		/ŋɔːk̚˥˩/(R)

Verb

งอก • (ngɔ̂ɔk) (abstract noun การงอก)

1. to grow; to sprout.

Anagrams

• กอง (gɔɔng)