Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *lɔk ‎(“tadpole”). Cognate with Mon လံက် ‎(lok, “tadpole”). Compare also Burmese လောက် ‎(lauk, “maggot”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [nɐwʔk͡p̚˧ˀ˨ʔ nɐwʔk͡p̚˧ˀ˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [nɐwʔk͡p̚˨ˀ˨ʔ nɐwʔk͡p̚˨ˀ˨ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [nɐwʔk͡p̚˨ˀ˧ʔ nɐwʔk͡p̚˨ˀ˧ʔ]