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Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɣɔːkᴰᴸ⁴ (“enclosure for animals”), from Middle Chinese 牿 (MC kowk). Cognate with Thai คอก (kɔ̂ɔk), Northern Thai ᨣᩕᩬᨠ, ᨤᩬᨠ, Lao ຄອກ (khǭk), Tai Dam ꪁꪮꪀ, Tai Nüa ᥑᥩᥐ (xoak), Phake ၵွက် (khok), Ahom 𑜁𑜨𑜀𑜫 (khok). Cognate via Chinese: Saek กฺ้อก, Zhuang gog, Zuojiang Zhuang hog.
Pronunciation
Noun
ၶွၵ်ႈ • (khāuk)
- enclosure for keeping animals, cage, jail cell
References
- Khoe, Mawn (2015) Tai-English Dictionary, Mawn Khoe (Keng Tung).