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Thai
- (obsolete) เศิก (sə̀k)
- (obsolete) สึก (sʉ̀k)
- (obsolete) เสิก (sə̀k)
Etymology
From Proto-Southwestern Tai *sɤkᴰ (“enemy; war”),[1] from Old Chinese 賊 (OC *zɯːɡ, “thief; bandit”).[1] Cognate with Northern Thai ᩈᩮᩥᩢ᩠ᨠ, Isan เสิก, Lao ເສິກ (sœk), Lü ᦵᦉᦲᧅ (ṡoek), Shan သိုၵ်း (súek), Ahom 𑜏𑜢𑜤𑜀𑜫 (sük). Compare Old Khmer សើក (sœka, “army; armed conflict”), Khmer សឹក (sək). The spelling of the word was contaminated by ศึกษา (sʉ̀k-sǎa) which is a loanword from Sanskrit.
Pronunciation
Noun
ศึก • (sʉ̀k)
- armed conflict; war; battle; fight.
- (archaic) armed force; army; troop.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2014) “Layers of Chinese Loanwords in Proto-Southwestern Tai as Evidence for the Dating of the Spread of Southwestern Tai”, in MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities, volume 20 (special issue), Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University, →ISSN, pages 47–68.