เผือก

Thai

Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemicเผือก
e pʰ ụ̄ ɒ k
RomanizationPaiboonpʉ̀ʉak
Royal Institutephueak
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰɯa̯k̚˨˩/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *prɯəkᴰ (“taro”). Cognate with Lao ເຜືອກ (phư̄ak), Shan ၽိူၵ်ႇ (phòek), Ahom 𑜇𑜢𑜤𑜀𑜫 (phuek).

Noun

เผือก • (pʉ̀ʉak)

  1. (classifier: หัว for the fruits) taro: the plant Colocasia esculenta of the family Araceae.

Verb

เผือก • (pʉ̀ʉak) (abstract noun การเผือก)

  1. (slang, humorous) used as a substitute for เสือก (sʉ̀ʉak) to avoid vulgarity.
Related terms

Etymology 2

From Middle Chinese 白 (MC bˠæk̚, “white”). Cognate with Lao ເຜືອກ (phư̄ak), Tai Nüa ᥚᥫᥐᥱ (phoek3), Shan ၽိူၵ်ႇ (phòek).

Adjective

เผือก • (pʉ̀ʉak)

  1. albino; white.
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