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Thai
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tai *C̬.nokᴰ (“bird”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨶᩫ᩠ᨠ (nok), Lao ນົກ (nok), Tai Dam ꪶꪙꪀ, Lü ᦷᦓᧅ (nok), Shan ၼူၵ်ႉ (nṵ̂uk), Ahom 𑜃𑜤𑜀𑜫 (nuk), Bouyei rog, Zhuang roeg, Saek น็อก. Compare Proto-Be *nukᴰ² (“bird”), Proto-Austronesian *manuk (“bird; chicken”), Proto-Hmong-Mien *m-nɔk (“bird”).
Noun
นก • (nók) (classifier ตัว)
- bird.
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Verb
นก • (nók) (abstract noun การนก)
- (slang) to be ignored or refused by a person.
- (slang) to miss; to fail to succeed in something.
- นกตั๋วคอนเสิร์ต
- nók dtǔua kɔɔn-sə̀ət
- To miss a concert ticket; to fail a concert ticket.
Etymology 2
Noun
นก • (nók)
- (firearms) lock.
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