ปีก

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *piːkᴰ (“wing”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨸᩦ᩠ᨠ, Lao ປີກ (pīk), Lü ᦔᦲᧅᧈ (ṗiik¹), Tai Dam ꪜꪲꪀ, Shan ပိၵ်ႇ (pìk), Tai Nüa ᥙᥤᥐᥴ (pík), Aiton ပိက် (pik), Ahom 𑜆𑜢𑜀𑜫 (pik). Compare Proto-Be *ɓiːkᴰ¹, Proto-Hlai *pʰiːk (“wing”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ปีก p ī k
Romanization	Paiboon	bpìik
	Royal Institute	pik
(standard) IPA(key)		/piːk̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

ปีก • (bpìik)

1. wing (e.g. of a bird)
2. side, flank.