หงอก

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Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰŋwuːkᴰ (grey-haired). Cognate with Lao ຫງອກ (ngǭk), Shan ႁွၵ်ႇ (hàuk), Ahom 𑜀𑜨𑜀𑜫 (kok). Compare Proto-Hlai *hŋuːk (white hair).

Pronunciation

Orthographicหงอก
h ŋ ɒ k
Phonemic
หฺงอก
h ̥ ŋ ɒ k
RomanizationPaiboonngɔ̀ɔk
Royal Institutengok
(standard) IPA(key)/ŋɔːk̚˨˩/(R)

Adjective

หงอก (ngɔ̀ɔk) (abstract noun ความหงอก)

  1. (of hair, especially because of aging) gray; silver; white.

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