จารึก

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic		จารึก t͡ɕ ā r ụ k
Phonemic		จา-รึก t͡ɕ ā – r ụ k
Romanization	Paiboon	jaa-rʉ́k
	Royal Institute	cha-ruek
(standard) IPA(key)		/t͡ɕaː˧.rɯk̚˦˥/(R)

Etymology 1

From Old Khmer *ចារិក (*cārika, “to inscribe by engraving”), an extended form of ចារ៑ (cār, “to inscribe (with a stylus), to engrave; to draw a straight line; to plant in rows”), from which Thai จาร (jaan) was derived. Cognate with Modern Khmer ចារឹក (caarɨk), Lao ຈາຣຶກ (chā rưk).

Verb

จารึก • (jaa-rʉ́k) (abstract noun การจารึก)

1. to inscribe: to mark (words, characters, etc) on a surface in a durable way.
2. (figurative, elegant) to record permanently or in a durable way.
3. (literary, poetic) to write (down); to mark (down); to note (down).

Noun

จารึก • (jaa-rʉ́k)

1. inscription: record cut, impressed, painted, or written on a hard surface, as a stone, brick, metal, etc.

Derived terms

• ศิลาจารึก (sì-laa-jaa-rʉ́k)

Etymology 2

Verb

จารึก • (jaa-rʉ́k) (abstract noun การจารึก)

1. (somewhat archaic) alternative form of จาริก