najbyak

Zhuang

Etymology

From naj (“face”) +‎ byak, the latter from Proto-Tai *praːkᴰ (“forehead”). Cognate with Thai ผาก (pàak), Lao ຜາກ (phāk), Shan ၽၢၵ်ႇ (phàak) (as in ၼႃႈၽၢၵ်ႇ (nāa phàak)).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /na˥ pʲaːk˧˥/
  • Tone numbers: na3byak7
  • Hyphenation: naj‧byak

Noun

najbyak (1957–1982 spelling naзbyak)

  1. forehead
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