นัก

See also: นก and นึก

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		นัก n ạ k
Romanization	Paiboon	nák
	Royal Institute	nak
(standard) IPA(key)		/nak̚˦˥/(R)
Homophones edit		นัข นัค

Etymology 1

From Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer ʼnak, ʼnakk, ʼanak, or Angkorian Old Khmer ʼnak, ʼanak, ʼnakk, ʼnāk, ʼnāka, nāk, nākk, nakk (“worthy: courtesy title for honorable men”).

Noun

นัก • (nák)

1. (archaic) an honorific for a member of the Khmer royalty or nobility, either male or female.

Usage notes

• Can be used alone or used in combination with another honorific, such as นักนาง (nák-naang), นักพระ (nák-prá), นักพระองค์ (nák-prá-ong), นักองค์ (nák-ong), etc.

Etymology 2

From Old Khmer ʼnaka, ʼanaka, ʼnak, naka, nãka, nâka, naga (“individual, one, person; inhabitant, native, resident; servant; worker; etc”). Cognate with Modern Khmer អ្នក (nĕək), Khmer នាក់ (nĕək).

Noun

นัก • (nák)

1. used to prefix any word to form an agent noun.

Derived terms

Thai terms prefixed with นัก-

Etymology 3

Uncertain. Compare Lao ນັກ (nak).

Adjective

นัก • (nák) (abstract noun ความนัก)

1. many; much.

Adverb

นัก • (nák) (abstract noun ความนัก)

1. much; quite; very.