โบก

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicโบก
o ɓ k
RomanizationPaiboonbòok
Royal Institutebok
(standard) IPA(key)/boːk̚˨˩/(R)

Etymology 1

Cognate with Lao ໂບກ (bōk).

Verb

โบก • (bòok) (abstract noun การโบก)

  1. to wave back and forth, fan, flap, flourish
Derived terms
  • โบกธง
  • โบกมือ
  • โบกไม้โบกมือ
  • โบกรถ (bòok-rót)
  • พัดโบก

Etymology 2

Compare Middle Chinese (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)

  1. to spread or apply cement, mortar, or plaster

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.