ຍາກ

Lao

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *jaːkᴰᴸ⁴ (“difficult”). Cognate with Thai ยาก (yâak), Northern Thai ᨿᩣ᩠ᨠ, Khün ᨿᩣ᩠ᨠ, Lü ᦍᦱᧅ (yaak), Tai Dón ꪥꪱ, Shan ယၢၵ်ႈ (yāak), Tai Nüa ᥕᥣᥐ (yaak), Phake ယက် (yak), Ahom 𑜊𑜀𑜫 (jʸak).

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ɲaːk̚˥˨]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ɲaːk̚˧˦]
  • Hyphenation: ຍາກ
  • Rhymes: -aːk̚

Adjective

ຍາກ • (nyāk) (abstract noun ຄວາມຍາກ)

  1. difficult, hard

Derived terms
  • ເຂົ້າພົບຍາກ (khao phop nyāk)
  • ຍາກຈົນ (nyāk chon)
  • ຍາກຊາ (nyāk sā)
  • ຍາກລຳບາກ (nyāk lam bāk)
  • ຍາກໄຮ້ (nyāk hai)
  • ທຸກຍາກ (thuk nyāk)
  • ຫຍຸ້ງຍາກ (nyung nyāk)
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