ຮອກ

Lao

See also: ກະຮອກ

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *roːkᴰ (“squirrel”). Cognate with Thai กระรอก (grà-rɔ̂ɔk), Lü ᦣᦸᧅ (hoak) or ᦀᦲᦰᦣᦸᧅ (˙ʼihoak), Ahom 𑜍𑜨𑜀𑜫 (rok).

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [hɔːk̚˥˨]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [hɔːk̚˧˦]
  • Hyphenation: ຮອກ
  • Rhymes: -ɔːk̚

Noun

ຮອກ • (hǭk)

  1. (zoology) gray squirrel (Sciurus griseus).
  2. squirrel
    Synonym: ກະຮອກ (ka hǭk)
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