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Etymology 1
From Proto-Southwestern Tai *sɤkᴰ (“enemy”),[1] from Old Chinese 賊 (OC *zɯːɡ, “thief; bandit”).[1] Cognate with Thai ศึก (sʉ̀k), Northern Thai ᩈᩮᩥᩢ᩠ᨠ, Lao ເສິກ (sœk), Lü ᦵᦉᦲᧅ (ṡoek), Shan သိုၵ်း (súek), Ahom 𑜏𑜢𑜤𑜀𑜫 (sük).
Noun
เสิก (transliteration needed)
- armed conflict; war; battle; fight.
Etymology 2
From Old Khmer *សិក (*sik, “to retire from holy orders”). Cognate with Khmer សឹក (sək), Thai สึก (sʉ̀k), Lü ᦉᦹᧅ (ṡuek).
Verb
เสิก (transliteration needed) (abstract noun การเสิก)
- to leave priesthood; to give up priesthood.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2014) “Layers of Chinese Loanwords in Proto-Southwestern Tai as Evidence for the Dating of the Spread of Southwestern Tai”, in MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities, volume 20 (special issue), Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University, →ISSN, pages 47–68.
Thai
Pronunciation
Noun
เสิก • (sə̀k)
- Obsolete form of ศึก (sʉ̀k).