shawk

Jingpho

Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese လျှောက် (hlyauk).

Verb

shawk

  1. to petition

References
  • Kurabe, Keita (2016 December 31) “Phonology of Burmese loanwords in Jinghpaw”, in Kyoto University Linguistic Research‎, volume 35, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 91–128

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish sebac, from Old English heafoc, from Proto-West Germanic *habuk, from Proto-Germanic *habukaz. Cognate with Irish seabhac.

Noun

shawk m (genitive singular shawk, plural shawkyn)

  1. hawk, falcon

Derived terms

Mutation
Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
shawkhawk
after "yn", çhawk		unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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