ນັກ

See also: ນົກ

Lao

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [nak̚˧]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [nak̚˧˨]
  • Hyphenation: ນັກ
  • Rhymes: -ak̚

Etymology 1

From Khmer អ្នក (nĕək, “one who...”). Cognate with Thai นัก (nák).

Noun

ນັກ • (nak)

  1. used to form compound nouns indicating professions, jobs
Derived terms
Category Lao terms prefixed with ນັກ- not found
  • ນັກກິລາ (nak ki lā, “sportsman”)
  • ນັກພິມ (nak phim, “printer”)
  • ນັກບິນ (nak bin, “aviator”)
  • ນັກຂັບຍົນ (nak khap nyon, “pilot”)
  • ນັກດົນຕີ (nak don tī, “musician”)
  • ນັກຖ່າຍຮູບ (nak thāi hūp, “photographer”)
  • ນັກລົງທຶນ (nak long thưn, “investor”)
  • ນັກສຶກສາ (nak sưk sā, “student”)
  • ນັກຮຽນ (nak hīan, “pupil, schoolchild”)
  • ນັກຄຳນວນ (nak kham nūan, “mathematician”)

Etymology 2

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Adverb

ນັກ • (nak)

  1. very, extremely
See also
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