เหล็ก

Thai
Chemical element
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Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰlekᴰ¹ˢ (“iron”), from Proto-Tai *ʰlekᴰ (“iron”), from Old Chinese 鐵 (OC *l̥ʰiːɡ, “iron”). Cognate with Lao ເຫຼັກ (lek), Shan လဵၵ်း (láek), Lü ᦵᦜᧅ (l̇ek), Tai Nüa ᥘᥥᥐᥱ (lěk), Ahom 𑜎𑜢𑜀𑜫 (lik), Zhuang lek or lik, Nong Zhuang liak.

Pronunciation
Orthographicเหล็ก
e h l ˘ k
Phonemic
เหฺล็ก
e h ̥ l ˘ k
RomanizationPaiboonlèk
Royal Institutelek
(standard) IPA(key)/lek̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

เหล็ก • (lèk)

  1. iron.
  2. metal tool.
  3. metal; steel; iron.

Derived terms

Adjective

เหล็ก • (lèk)

  1. strong.
  2. made of iron.
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