ຫມຶກ

Lao

Etymology

Compare Khmer មឹក (mɨk), Thai หมึก (mʉ̀k), Vietnamese mực; all from Chinese 墨 (OC *mlɯːɡ, “ink”).

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [mɯk̚˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [mɯk̚˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ຫມຶກ
  • Rhymes: -ɯk̚

Noun

ຫມຶກ • (mưk)

  1. squid

See also
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