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Thai
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Chinese 客 (MC khaek, “guest”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨡᩯ᩠ᨠ, Lao ແຂກ (khǣk), Lü ᦶᦃᧅᧈ (ẋaek¹), Tai Dam ꪵꪄꪀ, Shan ၶႅၵ်ႇ (khèk), Tai Nüa ᥑᥦᥐᥱ (xǎek), Phake ၵိက် (khik), Ahom 𑜁𑜢𑜀𑜫 (khik), Zhuang hek. Doublet of แคะ (kɛ́).
Noun
แขก • (kɛ̀ɛk) (classifier คน or ท่าน)
- guest; visitor.
- customer.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Etymology 1. Attested as an ethnic label (albeit with ambiguous meaning) as early as the mid 15th century, in Palace Law during the reign of Borommatrailokkanat.[1]
Noun
แขก • (kɛ̀ɛk)
- (classifiers: คน, ท่าน) person of Afghanistani, Bangladeshi, Indian, Javanese, Malay, Middle Eastern, Nepali, Pakistani, or Sri Lankan descent.
- a category of traditional Thai songs, such as แขกกุลิต (kɛ̀ɛk-gù-lít), แขกบรเทศ (kɛ̀ɛk-bɔɔ-rá-têet), แขกสาหร่าย (kɛ̀ɛk-sǎa-ràai), etc
Derived terms
References
- ^ Smith, John (2019) State, Community, and Ethnicity in Early Modern Thailand, 1351-1767 (Doctoral dissertation), University of Michigan, page 187