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Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *ʔɤkᴰ (“chest”), from Old Chinese 臆 (OC *qɯɡ). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩋᩫ᩠ᨠ, Isan เอิก, Lao ອົກ (ʼok) or ເອິກ (ʼœk), Shan ဢိုၵ်း (ʼúek), Ahom 𑜒𑜤𑜀𑜫 (ʼuk, “breast”), Zhuang aek, Tày ấc. Compare Proto-Be *ʔukᴰ¹ and Vietnamese ức.
Pronunciation
Noun
อก • (òk)
- chest; breast.
- heart; feelings.