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Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *ˀjɯǝkᴰ (“hungry”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩀᩣ᩠ᨠ, Lao ຢາກ (yāk), Lü ᦊᦱᧅ (ẏaak), Shan ယၢၵ်ႇ (yàak). Compare Sui qyaags (“hungry”) and Middle Chinese 欲 (MC yowk, “to want”).
Pronunciation
Verb
อยาก • (yàak) (abstract noun การอยาก or ความอยาก)
- to want; to desire.
- (auxiliary) to want to; to wish to.
- to be hungry; to be thirsty.
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