สึก

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		สึก s ụ k
Romanization	Paiboon	sʉ̀k
	Royal Institute	suek
(standard) IPA(key)		/sɯk̚˨˩/(R)
Homophones edit		ศึก

Etymology 1

Extended as สำนึก (sǎm-nʉ́k). Compare Modern Khmer សំណឹក (sɑmnək).

Noun

สึก • (sʉ̀k)

1. (chiefly in combination) awareness; consciousness.

Derived terms

• รู้สึก (rúu-sʉ̀k)

Etymology 2

From Old Khmer *សិក៑ (*sik, “to be worn (down, out, away); to be used up or exhausted”). Cognate with Modern Khmer សឹក (sək).

Verb

สึก • (sʉ̀k) (abstract noun การสึก)

1. to attrit; to suffer attrition; to undergo abrasion; to erode; to be or become eaten away; to be or become worn away.

Derived terms

• สึกกร่อน
• สึกหรอ

Etymology 3

From Old Khmer *សិក៑ (*sik, “to retire from holy orders”). Cognate with Modern Khmer សឹក (sək), Isan เสิก, Lü ᦉᦹᧅ (ṡuek).

Verb

สึก • (sʉ̀k) (abstract noun การสึก)

1. (colloquial) to leave priesthood; to give up priesthood.
2. (colloquial) to cause to leave priesthood; to deprive of priesthood; to remove from priesthood; to unfrock.

Etymology 4

Noun

สึก • (sʉ̀k)

1. Obsolete form of ศึก (sʉ̀k).