เงือก

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ŋɯəkᴰ (crocodile), from Middle Chinese (MC ŋɑk̚, “crocodile”). Cognate with Lao ເງືອກ (ngư̄ak), Shan ငိူၵ်ႈ (ngōek), Ahom 𑜂𑜢𑜤𑜀𑜫 (nguek).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicเงือก
eŋụ̄ɒk
RomanizationPaiboonngʉ̂ʉak
Royal Institutengueak
(standard) IPA(key)/ŋɯa̯k̚˥˩/

Noun

เงือก (ngʉ̂ʉak)

  1. (archaic) snake.
  2. (archaic) nāga; dragon.
  3. (archaic) crocodilian.
  4. (archaic) malevolent creature mentioned in ancient documents, possibly having a snake- or crocodile-like appearance and associated with water.
    • ลิลิตพระลอ:
      เงือกเอาคนใต้น้ำ กล่ำตากระเหลือก กระเกลือกกลอกตากลม ผมกระหวัดจำตาย
      ngʉ̂ʉak ao kon dtâai náam · glàm dtaa grà-lʉ̀ʉak · grà-glʉ̀ʉak glɔ̀ɔk dtaa glom · pǒm grà-wàt jam dtaai
      Ngʉ̂ʉak are there to drag you down under water. They will look at you with their round eyes that they roll to and fro. And they will bind you and strangle you to death with their hair.
  5. merperson.
  6. (sports slang) swimmer.
  7. (colloquial) dugong.
  8. (zoology) (นก~) any of various birds of the family Bucerotidae.

Synonyms

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