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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tai *p.takᴰ (“grasshopper”). Cognate with Bouyei dagt (“grasshopper”) and Thai ตั๊ก (dták) (as in ตั๊กแตน (dták-gà-dtɛɛn)).
Noun
daek (Sawndip forms 𧍋 or 𮔹 or 𰳌 or 𧍡 or 𫊵 or 𮕏, 1957–1982 spelling dək)
- grasshopper
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Tai *takᴰ (“to scoop”). Cognate with Thai ตัก (dtàk), Lao ຕັກ (tak), Lü ᦎᧅ (ṫak), Shan တၵ်း (ták), Bouyei dagt.
Verb
daek (Sawndip forms 㧹 or 𪮦 or 𭢙 or 𰔹 or 嘚 or 德 or 則, 1957–1982 spelling dək)
- to scoop; to ladle out
Etymology 3
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Verb
daek (1957–1982 spelling dək)
- to crochet; to hook