พวก
Thai
Etymology
From Angkorian Old Khmer vvak, vvāk, vok, bok (“to come together; to assemble; to congregate; group; company; gathering; assemblage”), which is from Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer vok (“ibid.”); compare Modern Khmer ពួក (puək). Cognate with Lao ພວກ (phūak). Compare จำพวก (jam-pûuak).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic/Phonemic | พวก b w k | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanization | Paiboon | pûuak |
| Royal Institute | phuak | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /pʰua̯k̚˥˩/(R) | |
Noun
พวก • (pûuak)
Classifier
พวก • (pûuak)
- Classifier for a group.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “พวก” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.