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รัก

rák

love

#146 most common1 syllablein 2 readings

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Meanings

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1v.

to love; have affection for; adore; admire; cherish; be fond of; prefer; favourwiktionary

2n.

love; affection; adoration; admiration; cherishment; fondness; preference; favourwiktionary

3adj.

loved; beloved; adored; admired; cherished; dear; darlingwiktionary

Less common senses (4)
4n.

crown flower, Calotropis gigantea, in the expression ต้นรักwiktionary

5n.

flower of the crown flower plant, in the expression ดอกรักwiktionary

6n.

Burmese lacquer plant, Gluta usitata, in the expression ต้นรักwiktionary

7n.

flower of the Burmese lacquer plant, in the expression ดอกรักwiktionary

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Built from

From a Mon-Khmer language; ultimately from Proto-Mon-Khmer *r(a)k (“to love; beloved, dear”). Cognate with Lao ຮັກ (hak), Isan ฮัก, Northern Thai ᩁᩢ᩠ᨠ, Khün ᩁᩢ᩠ᨠ, Lü ᦣᧅ (hak), Khamti ꩭၢက︀်ႉ, Shan ႁၵ်ႉ (hâ̰k), Tai Nüa ᥞᥐ (hak). Outside Tai-Kadai, cognate with Khmer រាក់ (rĕək, “friendly, cordial, pleasant; intimate, affectionate”), as in រាក់ទាក់ (reak-teak, “friendly, warm, pleasant”). The Proto-Mon-Khmer root possibly represents an allofam of the proto-root *mr[a]k, *rmr[a]k (compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *mak ~ *ma(a)k (“to like, love”)), whence Khmer ម្រក់ (mrŭək, “girl's friend of same sex, man's friend's wife”), and possibly Thai มลัก (má-lák, “to love, to like”). Uncertain. Cognate with Lao ຮັກ (hak). Compare Sanskrit आर्क (ārka, “crown flower”), Pali akka. From Proto-Tai *rakᴰ (“lacquer”). Cognate with Lao ຮັກ (hak), Northern Thai ᩁᩢ᩠ᨠ, Khün ᩁᩢ᩠ᨠ, Lü ᦣᧅ (hak), and Shan ႁၵ်ႉ (hâ̰k). Compare Sanskrit लाक्षा (lākṣā, “a species of plant”).

Words built from it

รัก inside longer words
หนุ่มสตูลคลุ้มคลั่งไล่แทงตาย ๑ เจ็บ ๓ เมียรักก็ไม่เว้นA Satun lad had gone out of his mind [and] run around stabbing [people], killing one, injuring three. [Even his] beloved wife was not spared.หนึ่งจะมีรักใหม่อย่าให้รู้ สองจะอยู่กับใครอย่าให้เห็น ให้ฉันเถิดขอร้องสองประเด็น แล้วจะเป็นผู้แพ้ที่แท้จริงFirst, [if you] are going to have a new love, don't let [me] know. Second, [if you] are going to be with someone [else], don't let [me] see. Grant me [these] two things [I'm] asking [of you, and] then [I] will [agree to] be the true loser.ดอกรักบานในหัวใจใครทั้งโลก แต่ดอกโศกบานในหัวใจฉันRak [a play on words for 'crown flower' and 'love'] flowers bloom in the heart of everyone throughout the world, but sok [a play on words for 'Saraca tree' and 'sadness'] flowers bloom in my heart.ครั้นอ่านสัจอธิษฐานทั้ง ๒ ฝ่ายแล้ว พระสงฆ์แลอำมาตย์ทั้ง ๒ ฝ่ายก็หลั่งน้ำสัจจะในมหาปฐพี...มีเสน่หาไมตรีรักแพงกันเท่าเสี้ยงมหาปฐพีOnce both sides had pronounced the wishes of sincerity, the holy clergy and nobility [from] both sides then poured the water of truth onto the great ground...[with the intention] to extend affectionate amity [towards each other and to] dearly love each other until the Great Earth perisheth.ขาวสุดพุดจีบจีน เจ้ามีสีนพี่มีศักดิ์ ทั้งวังเขาชังนัก แต่พี่รักเจ้าคนเดียว[My] whitest Chinese pinwheel, thou art of wealth, I am of worth. Though they, [the people] throughout the palace, hate [thee that] much, I [am] the only one that loveth thee.ถ้าสมเด็จพระเชษฐาเรา...รักช้าง ๒ ช้างยิ่งกว่าทางพระราชไมตรี ก็เห็นว่า กรุงหงสาวดีกับกรุงศรีอยุธยาขาดกันShould His Divine Majesty the Elder Brother of Ours...love the two elephants more than the ties of sacred royal amity [betwixt us], then meseemeth that the Realm of Hongsawadi and the Realm of Si Ayutthaya are through.