หลัก

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Thai

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Orthographicหลัก
h l ạ k
Phonemic
หฺลัก
h ̥ l ạ k
RomanizationPaiboonlàk
Royal Institutelak
(standard) IPA(key)/lak̚˨˩/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ʰlakᴰ (“stake”). Cognate with Lao ຫຼັກ (lak), Northern Thai ᩉᩖᩢᨠ, Lü ᦜᧅ (l̇ak), Shan လၵ်း (lák), Ahom 𑜎𑜀𑜫 (lak), Saek ลั๊ก.

Noun

หลัก • (làk)

  1. pillar; post.
  2. basis; core; principle.
  3. foundation.
  4. position (of a number).
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Etymology 2

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit लक्ष (lakṣa) or Semi-learned borrowing from Pali lakkha. Cognate with Khmer លក្ខ (lĕək).

Numeral

หลัก • (làk)

  1. (archaic) lakh; hundred thousand.
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