FromProto-Southwestern Tai*ʰlekᴰ¹ˢ(“iron”), fromProto-Tai*ʰlekᴰ(“iron”), fromOld Chinese鐵 (OC*l̥ʰiːɡ, “iron”). Cognate withThaiเหล็ก(lèk),Laoເຫຼັກ(lek),Shanလဵၵ်း(láek),Ahom𑜎𑜢𑜀𑜫(lik),Zhuanglek orlik,Nong Zhuangliak.
ᥘᥥᥐᥱ (lěk) (1963 orthographyᥘᥥᥐ̌)
