หงอก

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰŋwuːkᴰ (“grey-haired”). Cognate with Lao ຫງອກ (ngǭk), Shan ႁွၵ်ႇ (hàuk), Ahom 𑜀𑜨𑜀𑜫 (kok). Compare Proto-Hlai *hŋuːk (“white hair”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		หงอก h ŋ ɒ k
Phonemic		หฺงอก h ̥ ŋ ɒ k
Romanization	Paiboon	ngɔ̀ɔk
	Royal Institute	ngok
(standard) IPA(key)		/ŋɔːk̚˨˩/(R)

Adjective

หงอก • (ngɔ̀ɔk) (abstract noun ความหงอก)

1. (of hair, especially because of aging) gray; silver; white.

Derived terms

• ถอนหงอก (tɔ̌ɔn-ngɔ̀ɔk)
• หัวหงอกหัวดำ