เสวก

Thai

Etymology

From Pali sevaka (servant), ultimately from Sanskrit सेवक (sevaka, idem). Cognate with Modern Khmer សេវក (sévkâ).

Pronunciation

Orthographicเสวก
eswk
Phonemic
เส-วก
eswk
[bound form]
เส-วะ-กะ-
eswaka
RomanizationPaiboonsěe-wóksěe-wá-gà-
Royal Institutese-wokse-wa-ka-
(standard) IPA(key)/seː˩˩˦.wok̚˦˥/(R)/seː˩˩˦.wa˦˥.ka˨˩./

Noun

เสวก • (sěe-wók) (classifier คน)

  1. (elegant, somewhat archaic) servant; attendant; slave.
  2. (elegant) courtier: one who attends a royal court.

Usage notes

Derived terms

  • เสวกามาตย์
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