လက်
Burmese edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Burmese လက် (lak), ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *lak. Cognate with Tibetan ལག (lag, “hand, arm”) and Nuosu ꇇ (lot, “hand”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /lɛʔ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: lak • ALA-LC: lakʻ • BGN/PCGN: let • Okell: leʔ
Noun edit
လက် • (lak)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “လက်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
- Hill, Nathan W. "Evolution of the Burmese vowel system." Transactions of the Philological Society 110.1 (2012): 64-79.
Mon edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Pali lakkha or Sanskrit लक्ष (lakṣa).[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (Kaw Kyaik, Myanmar) IPA(key): /lɛk/[1]
- (Pak Kret District, Thailand) IPA(key): /lak/[2]
Audio speak (file)
Numeral edit
လက် (lak)
- ten thousand
(file) - ညးကဵုနၚ်သြန်မွဲလက်။
- He gave money to ten thousand.
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
လက် (lak)[3]
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Shorto, H.L. (1962) A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon[1], London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sakamoto, Yasuyuki (1994) Mon - Japanese Dictionary[2] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
- ^ ဘဒန္တကေတုမတဳ [Bhadanta Ketumati] (1965) အၚ်္ဂလိက်၊ မန်၊ ဗၟာ၊ ပါဠိ အဘိဓာန်၄ဘာသာ [4 Languages: English, Mon, Burmese and Pali], ရေဝ် [Ye]: ဘာခရိုက်သာံ [Kheraiksam Monastery]