สึก

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Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicสึก
s ụ k
RomanizationPaiboonsʉ̀k
Royal Institutesuek
(standard) IPA(key)/sɯk̚˨˩/(R)
Homophonesศึก

Etymology 1

Extended as สำนึก (sǎm-nʉ́k). Compare Modern Khmer សំណឹក (sɑmnək).

Noun

สึก (sʉ̀k)

  1. (chiefly in combination) awareness; consciousness.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Khmer *សិក៑ (*sik, to be worn (down, out, away); to be used up or exhausted). Cognate with Modern Khmer សឹក (sək).

Verb

สึก (sʉ̀k) (abstract noun การสึก)

  1. to attrit; to suffer attrition; to undergo abrasion; to erode; to be or become eaten away; to be or become worn away.
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Old Khmer *សិក៑ (*sik, to retire from holy orders). Cognate with Modern Khmer សឹក (sək), Isan เสิก, ᦉᦹᧅ (ṡuek).

Verb

สึก (sʉ̀k) (abstract noun การสึก)

  1. (colloquial) to leave priesthood; to give up priesthood.
  2. (colloquial) to cause to leave priesthood; to deprive of priesthood; to remove from priesthood; to unfrock.

Etymology 4

Noun

สึก (sʉ̀k)

  1. Obsolete form of ศึก (sʉ̀k).