ແຂກ

Lao

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 客 (MC khaek, “guest”). Cognate with Thai แขก (kɛ̀ɛk), Lü ᦶᦃᧅᧈ (ẋaek¹), Shan ၶႅၵ်ႇ (khèk), Ahom 𑜁𑜢𑜀𑜫 (khik), Zhuang hek.

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kʰɛːk̚˧˩]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kʰɛːk̚˥˥˨]
  • Hyphenation: ແຂກ
  • Rhymes: -ɛːk̚

Noun

ແຂກ • (khǣk)

  1. guest
  2. foreigner

See also
  • ຝຣັ່ງ (fa rang)
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