ໂລກ

Lao

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [loːk̚˥˨]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [loːk̚˧˦]
• Hyphenation: ໂລກ
• Rhymes: -oːk̚

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit रोग (roga, “disease”). Compare Thai โรค (rôok).

Noun

ໂລກ • (lōk)

1. disease

See also

• ໄຂ້ (khai)

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit लोक (loka, “world”). Compare Thai โลก (lôok).

Noun

ໂລກ • (lōk)

1. world

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• loka (Latin script)
• 𑀮𑁄𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• लोक (Devanagari script)
• লোক (Bengali script)
• ලොක (Sinhalese script)
• လောက or လေႃၵ (Burmese script)
• โลก or โลกะ (Thai script)
• ᩃᩮᩣᨠ (Tai Tham script)
• ໂລກະ (Lao script)
• លោក (Khmer script)
• 𑄣𑄮𑄇 (Chakma script)

Noun

ໂລກ m

1. Lao script form of loka (“world”)

Declension

Declension table of "ໂລກ" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ໂລໂກ (loko)	ໂລກາ (lokā)
Accusative (second)	ໂລກໍ (lokaṃ)	ໂລເກ (loke)
Instrumental (third)	ໂລເກນ (lokena)	ໂລເກຫິ (lokehi) or ໂລເກຠິ (lokebhi)
Dative (fourth)	ໂລກສ຺ສ (lokassa) or ໂລກາຍ (lokāya) or ໂລກຕ຺ຖໍ (lokatthaṃ)	ໂລການໍ (lokānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	ໂລກສ຺ມາ (lokasmā) or ໂລກມ຺ຫາ (lokamhā) or ໂລກາ (lokā)	ໂລເກຫິ (lokehi) or ໂລເກຠິ (lokebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	ໂລກສ຺ສ (lokassa)	ໂລການໍ (lokānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	ໂລກສ຺ມິໍ (lokasmiṃ) or ໂລກມ຺ຫິ (lokamhi) or ໂລເກ (loke)	ໂລເກສຸ (lokesu)
Vocative (calling)	ໂລກ (loka)	ໂລກາ (lokā)