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เผือก

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *pʰɯəkᴰ¹ᴸ (taro), from Proto-Tai *prɯəkᴰ (taro). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨹᩮᩬᩥᨠ, Lao ເຜືອກ (phư̄ak), Shan ၽိူၵ်ႇ (phòek), Tai Nüa ᥚᥫᥐᥱ (phǒek), Ahom 𑜇𑜢𑜤𑜀𑜫 (phük), Zhuang biek. Compare Sui qxgaags (taro), Proto-Hlai *hraːk (taro) and Proto-Austronesian *biʀaq (whence Paiwan viaq, Malay birah).

Noun

เผือก (pʉ̀ʉak)

  1. taro: the plant Colocasia esculenta of the family Araceae. (Classifiers: ต้น or หัว)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *pʰɯəkᴰ¹ᴸ (albino), from Middle Chinese (MC baek, “white”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨹᩮᩬᩥᨠ, ᨹᩬᨠ, Lao ເຜືອກ (phư̄ak), Shan ၽိူၵ်ႇ (phòek), Tai Nüa ᥚᥫᥐᥱ (phǒek). Compare Proto-Be *pʰiakᴰ².

Adjective

เผือก (pʉ̀ʉak)

  1. albino; white.

Etymology 3

Corrupted from เสือก (sʉ̀ʉak).

Verb

เผือก (pʉ̀ʉak) (abstract noun การเผือก)

  1. (slang, humorous) to meddle; to interfere officiously, unduly, or unwantedly (used for avoiding vulgarity).
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