ຫອກ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *kroːkᴰ (“spear”). Cognate with Thai หอก (hɔ̀ɔk), Northern Thai ᩉᩬᨠ, Khün ᩉᩬᨠ, Lü ᦠᦸᧅᧈ (ḣoak¹), Tai Dam ꪬꪮꪀ, Shan ႁွၵ်ႇ (hàuk), Ahom 𑜍𑜨𑜀𑜫 (rok), Zhuang rok or kyok.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [hɔːk̚˧˩]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [hɔːk̚˥˥˨]
• Hyphenation: ຫອກ
• Rhymes: -ɔːk̚

Noun

ຫອກ • (transliteration needed)

1. spear