ปากกา

Thai

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Etymology

From ปาก (bpàak, “mouth”) +‎ กา (gaa, “crow”); literally "crow mouth". Compare Lao ປາກກາ (pāk kā), Khmer ប៉ាកកា (paakkaa).

Semantically, compare Chinese 鴉嘴筆 / 鸦嘴笔 (yāzuǐbǐ, “ruling pen”, literally “crow-mouth pen”), Japanese 烏口 (karasuguchi, “ruling pen”, literally “crow mouth”), Korean 가막부리 (gamakburi, “ruling pen”, literally “crow mouth”), 오구 (ogu, “ruling pen”, literally “crow mouth”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ปากกา p ā k k ā
Phonemic		ปาก-กา p ā k – k ā
Romanization	Paiboon	bpàak-gaa
	Royal Institute	pak-ka
(standard) IPA(key)		/paːk̚˨˩.kaː˧/(R)

Noun

ปากกา • (bpàak-gaa)

1. (classifier ด้าม) pen: instrument for writing or drawing with ink or similar substance.
2. (classifier ตัว) fastener, as clothes peg.

Synonyms

• ปากไก่