ပၢၵ်ႇ

Shan

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /paːk̚˩/
  • Rhymes: -aːk̚

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *paːkᴰ (“mouth”). Cognate with Thai ปาก (bpàak), Northern Thai ᨸᩣ᩠ᨠ, Lao ປາກ (pāk), Ahom 𑜆𑜀𑜫 (pak), Saek ป̄าก. Compare Southern Kam bags (“mouth”), Proto-Be *ɓaːkᴰ¹ (“mouth”) (whence ɓak⁷ in modern lects). Compare also Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baqbaq (whence Cebuano baba, Eastern Cham ꨚꨝꩍ (pabah), Hawaiian waha).

Noun

ပၢၵ်ႇ • (pàak)

  1. mouth
  2. opening

Verb

ပၢၵ်ႇ • (pàak) (abstract noun လွင်ႈပၢၵ်ႇ)

  1. to speak; to tell

Etymology 2

From Middle Chinese 百 (MC paek). Cognate with Lao ປາກ (pāk), Lü ᦔᦱᧅ (ṗaak), Zhuang bak.

Numeral

ပၢၵ်ႇ • (pàak)

  1. hundred

References
  • Moeng, Sao Tern (1995) Shan-English Dictionary‎, Dunwoody Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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