อยาก
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Built from
From Proto-Tai *ˀjɯǝkᴰ (“hungry”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩀᩣ᩠ᨠ, Lao ຢາກ (yāk), Lü ᦊᦱᧅ (ẏaak), Shan ယၢၵ်ႇ (yàak), Zhuang iek. Compare Sui qyaags (“hungry”) and Middle Chinese 欲 (MC yowk, “to want”).
From Wiktionary
1
v.
to want; to desire
2
v. · (auxiliary)
to want to; to wish to
3
v.
to be hungry; to be thirsty