บก

See also: บุ๊ก

Thai

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ɓokᴰ (“dry land”). Cognate with Isan บก, Lao ບົກ (bok), Northern Thai ᨷᩫ᩠ᨠ (bok¹), Khün ᨷᩫ᩠ᨠ (bok⁴), Lü ᦷᦢᧅ (ḃok), Tai Dam ꪶꪚꪀ (bốc), Shan မူၵ်း (múuk, “to diminish”), Tày bốc.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		บก ɓ k
Romanization	Paiboon	bòk
	Royal Institute	bok
(standard) IPA(key)		/bok̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

บก • (bòk)

1. dry land; land.

Derived terms

• ลมบก

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• บก. (bòk), บ.ก. (bɔɔ.gɔɔ.)

Pronunciation

Orthographic		บก ɓ k
Phonemic		บอ-กอ ɓ ɒ – k ɒ
Romanization	Paiboon	bɔɔ-gɔɔ
	Royal Institute	bo-ko
(standard) IPA(key)		/bɔː˧.kɔː˧/(R)

Proper noun

บก • (bɔɔ-gɔɔ)

1. Abbreviation of บึงกาฬ (bʉng-gaan).