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Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰŋɯəkᴰ (“gum; gill”), from Proto-Tai *ʰŋɯəkᴰ (“gum; gill”), from Old Chinese 顎 (OC *ŋaːɡ, “jaw”).[1]
Cognate with Lao ເຫງືອກ (ngư̄ak), Lü ᦵᦄᦲᧅ (ṅgoek), Shan ႁိူၵ်ႇ (hòek), Ahom 𑜀𑜢𑜤𑜀𑜫 (kük) Khün ᩉᩮᩥ᩠ᨦᨠ, Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨦᩮᩬᩥᨠ.
Pronunciation
Noun
เหงือก • (ngʉ̀ʉak)
- (anatomy) gum (flesh around teeth)
- gill (of fish).
References
- ^ 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.