ฟาก

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ฟาก v ā k
Romanization	Paiboon	fâak
	Royal Institute	fak
(standard) IPA(key)		/faːk̚˥˩/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *waːkᴰ (“split bamboo flooring”). Cognate with Lao ຟາກ (fāk), Shan ၽၢၵ်ႈ (phāak) or ၾၢၵ်ႈ (fāak).

Noun

ฟาก • (fâak) (classifier ผืน)

1. bamboo tube cut into pieces that are still connected to each other, traditionally used to floor a building like a mat.

Etymology 2

Cognate with Lao ຟາກ (fāk), Shan ၽၢၵ်ႇ (phàak) or ၾၢၵ်ႇ (fàak).

Noun

ฟาก • (fâak)

1. bank; shore; side.