ຮັກ

Lao

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [hak̚˧]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [hak̚˧˨]
• Hyphenation: ຮັກ
• Rhymes: -ak̚

Etymology 1

From a Mon-Khmer language; ultimately from Proto-Mon-Khmer *r[a]k (“to love; beloved, dear”). Cognate with Thai รัก (rák), Northern Thai ᩁᩢ᩠ᨠ, Isan ฮัก, Lü ᦣᧅ (hak), Shan ႁၵ်ႉ (hâ̰k), Tai Nüa ᥞᥐ (hak). Outside Tai-Kadai, cognate with Khmer រាក់ (rĕək, “friendly, cordial, pleasant; intimate, affectionate”).

Verb

ຮັກ • (hak) (abstract noun ການຮັກ or ຄວາມຮັກ)

1. to love

Etymology 2

Cognate with Thai รัก (rák). Compare Sanskrit आर्क (ārka, “crown flower”), Pali akka.

Noun

ຮັກ • (hak)

1. (botany) crown flower