ดูก(dòok)

Meanings

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(dialect) bone

a bone; a regional form of กระดูก

Examples

ยายyaai บอกว่าbòk wâa ในnai แกงgaeng มีmee ดูกdòok หมูmŏo เวลาway-laa กินgin ต้องdtông ระวังrá-wang หน่อยnòi

Grandma said there were pork bones in the curry, so we needed to be a little careful while eating.

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When Grandma asked me to buy pork bones for soup, I asked the vendor to chop them into small pieces so they would fit easily in the pot.

Whenever I hear Grandma say, “Simmer the pork bones a little longer so the broth develops a natural sweetness,” I think of the old kitchen where we used to gather around to eat.

The regional word “duk,” which Grandma habitually uses for bones, is not a word I use outside the home, but it is a familiar one tied to my family life since childhood.