โบก
Thai
Pronunciation
| Orthographic/Phonemic | โบก o ɓ k | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanization | Paiboon | bòok |
| Royal Institute | bok | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /boːk̚˨˩/(R) | |
Etymology 1
Cognate with Lao ໂບກ (bōk).
Verb
โบก • (bòok) (abstract noun การโบก)
- to wave back and forth, fan, flap, flourish
Derived terms
- โบกธง
- โบกมือ
- โบกไม้โบกมือ
- โบกรถ (bòok-rót)
- พัดโบก
Etymology 2
Compare Middle Chinese 抹 (MC mat, “to smear”). Cognate with Lao ໂບກ (bōk), Khmer បូក (bouk). Considered equivalent to the "flourish" sense of Etymology 1 by TDP, which appears reasonable but not certain.
Verb
โบก • (bòok) (abstract noun การโบก)
Further reading
- “โบก” 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.