การเวก

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Thai

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Etymology

From Pali karavika, karavīka (Indian cuckoo). Compare Sanskrit कलविङ्क (kalaviṅka). Cognate with Old Khmer karavika, Modern Khmer ករវិក (kɑvɨk).

Pronunciation

Orthographicการเวก
k ā r e w k
Phonemic
กา-ระ-เวก
k ā – r a – e w k
RomanizationPaiboongaa-rá-wêek
Royal Instituteka-ra-wek
(standard) IPA(key)/kaː˧.ra˦˥.weːk̚˥˩/(R)

Noun

การเวก (gaa-rá-wêek)

  1. (Buddhist mythology) (นก~) a mythical bird said to be immortal, living in the Himavanta Forest, having an enchanting melodious cry, having feathers that can turn into gold, and having a long flowing tail, also believed by the East Asians to have a human's head and a bird's torso.
  2. (Chinese mythology, by extension) (นก~) fenghuang: Chinese phoenix.
  3. (mythology, by extension) (นก~) phoenix.
  4. (zoology) (นก~) bird-of-paradise: any of various birds of the family Paradisaeidae.
  5. (botany) climbing ylang-ylang: the plant Artabotrys hexapetalus of the family Annonaceae.
  6. (music) a type of traditional Thai songs.

Proper noun

การเวก (gaa-rá-wêek)

  1. (astronomy) the constellation Apus.

Synonyms

Buddhist bird
Chinese bird
bird-of-paradise
climbing ylang-ylang