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Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *ʰmaːkᴰ (“fruit”). Cognate with Lao ໝາກ (māk), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨾᩣ᩠ᨠ, Khün ᩉ᩠ᨾᩣ᩠ᨠ, Lü ᦖᦱᧅ (ṁaak), Shan မၢၵ်ႇ (màak), Ahom 𑜉𑜀𑜫 (mak), Zhuang mak, Tày mác. Compare Proto-Be *maːkᴰ².
Pronunciation
Noun
หมาก • (màak)
- (archaic) fruit; also used as a prefix to the name of a fruit and corrupted as มะ (má).
- any round object.
- (chess) piece.
- (botany) any of various palms of the family Arecaceae.
- paan: betel leaves prepared and used as a stimulant.
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