ວຽກ

Lao

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 役 (MC ywek). Cognate with Isan เวียก, Khün ᩅ᩠ᨿᨠ, Lü ᦵᦞᧅ (vek), Tai Dam ꪫꪸꪀ, Vietnamese việc.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [ʋiːə̯k̚˥˨]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [ʋiːə̯k̚˧˦]
• Hyphenation: ວຽກ
• Rhymes: -iːə̯k̚

Noun

ວຽກ • (wīak)

1. work; job.

Derived terms

• ຄາວຽກ

See also

• ງານ (ngān)