စက်

Burmese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sɛʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: cak • ALA-LC: cakʻ • BGN/PCGN: set • Okell: seʔ

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Pali cakka, from Sanskrit चक्र (cakrá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čakrám, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos. Doublet of စကြာ (ca.kra).

Noun

စက် • (cak)

  1. circle; wheel; cycle
  2. machine, machinery
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Shan: ၸၢၵ်ႈ (tsāak)
  • → Jingpho: jak
  • → S'gaw Karen: စဲး (seḧ)
  • → Western Kayah: ꤡꤢꤧ (cae)
  • → Zaiwa: svdiq

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

စက် • (cak)

  1. to counterbalance, counterpoise

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

စက် • (cak)

  1. (honorific, royal) to sleep
Derived terms

Further reading
  • “စက် 1 ‘wheel’” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 341.
  • “စက်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
  • “စက်” in Wörterbuch Burmesisch–Deutsch (VEB Verlag Enzykolopädie Leipzig 1976), by Annemarie Esche.
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