ผลึก

Thai

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali phalika, phalikā (“crystal; quartz”); compare Sanskrit स्फटिक (sphaṭika, “crystal; quartz”). Cognate with Lao ຜະລຶກ (pha lưk), ຜະລິກະ (pha li ka), Khmer ផលិក (phɑlək), Chinese 玻璃 (bōli, “glass”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ผลึก pʰ l ụ k
Phonemic		ผะ-หฺลึก pʰ a – h ̥ l ụ k
Romanization	Paiboon	pà-lʉ̀k
	Royal Institute	pha-luek
(standard) IPA(key)		/pʰa˨˩.lɯk̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

ผลึก • (pà-lʉ̀k)

1. crystal.

Derived terms

• ตกผลึก (dtòk-pà-lʉ̀k)