คลอก

Thai

Etymology

Uncertain. Compare Khmer កំលោច (kɑmlooc, “to burn to ashes”), Old Chinese 烙 (*ɡ·raːɡ, “to burn”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		คลอก g l ɒ k
Phonemic		คฺลอก g ̥ l ɒ k
Romanization	Paiboon	klɔ̂ɔk
	Royal Institute	khlok
(standard) IPA(key)		/kʰlɔːk̚˥˩/(R)

Verb

คลอก • (klɔ̂ɔk) (abstract noun การคลอก)

1. (of fire) to encircle or surround closely or tightly and burn; to form an inescapable ring or circle and burn (someone or something) therein.