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ปลูก

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Thai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Southwestern Tai *pluːkᴰ¹ᴸ (to plant), from Proto-Tai *plwɯːkᴰ (to plant). Cognate with Lao ປູກ (pūk), ᦔᦳᧅᧈ (ṗuk¹) or ᦔᦴᧅ (ṗuuk), Tai Dam ꪜꪴꪀ, Shan ၽုၵ်ႇ (phùk), Aiton ပုက် (puk), Ahom 𑜆𑜤𑜀𑜫 (puk), Saek ปร̄อก.

Pronunciation

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Orthographicปลูก
p l ū k
Phonemic
ปฺลูก
p ̥ l ū k
RomanizationPaiboonbplùuk
Royal Institutepluk
(standard) IPA(key)/pluːk̚˨˩/(R)

Verb

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ปลูก (bplùuk) (abstract noun การปลูก)

  1. to promote the growth (of): to culture, to cultivate, to plant, to grow, etc.
    ปลูกพืช
    bplùuk pʉ̂ʉt
    to plant a plant
    ปลูกป่า
    bplùuk bpàa
    to grow a forest
    ปลูกไมตรี
    bplùuk mai-dtrii
    to cultivate friendship
  2. to raise; to erect; to build.
    ปลูกบ้าน
    bplùuk bâan
    to raise a house
  3. (medicine) to implant.

Derived terms

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