รัก

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Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicรัก
r ạ k
RomanizationPaiboonrák
Royal Instituterak
(standard) IPA(key)/rak̚˦˥/(R)
Homophonesรักข์
รักษ์
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Etymology 1

From a Mon-Khmer language; ultimately from Proto-Mon-Khmer *r(a)k (to love; beloved, dear). Cognate with Lao ຮັກ (hak), Isan ฮัก, Northern Thai ᩁᩢ᩠ᨠ, Khün ᩁᩢ᩠ᨠ, ᦣᧅ (hak), Khamti ꩭၢက်ႉ, Shan ႁၵ်ႉ (hâ̰k), Tai Nüa ᥞᥐ (hak). Outside Tai-Kadai, cognate with Khmer រាក់ (rĕək, friendly, cordial, pleasant; intimate, affectionate), as in រាក់ទាក់ (reak-teak, friendly, warm, pleasant). The Proto-Mon-Khmer root possibly represents an allofam of the proto-root *mrk, *rmrk (compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *mak ~ *ma(a)k (to like, love)), whence Khmer ម្រក់ (mrŭək, girl's friend of same sex, man's friend's wife), and possibly Thai มลัก (má-lák, to love, to like).

Verb

รัก (rák) (abstract noun การรัก)

  1. to love, to have affection (for), to adore, to admire, to cherish, to be fond (of); to prefer, to favour.

Noun

รัก (rák)

  1. love, affection, adoration, admiration, cherishment, fondness; preference, favour.

Adjective

รัก (rák) (abstract noun ความรัก)

  1. loved; beloved; adored; admired; cherished; dear; darling.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

crown flower

Uncertain. Cognate with Lao ຮັກ (hak). Compare Sanskrit आर्क (ārka, crown flower), Pali akka.

Noun

รัก (rák)

  1. (botany) (ต้น~) crown flower: the plant Calotropis gigantea of the family Apocynaceae.
  2. (botany) (ดอก~) the flower of this plant.

Etymology 3

From Proto-Tai *rakᴰ (lacquer). Cognate with Lao ຮັກ (hak), Northern Thai ᩁᩢ᩠ᨠ, Khün ᩁᩢ᩠ᨠ, ᦣᧅ (hak), and Shan ႁၵ်ႉ (hâ̰k). Compare Sanskrit लाक्षा (lākṣā, a species of plant).

Noun

รัก (rák)

  1. (botany) (ต้น~) Burmese lacquer: the plant Gluta usitata of the family Anacardiaceae.
  2. (botany) (ดอก~) the flower of this plant.