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^[1], 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

• shawk eeastee
• shawk Eeslannagh
• shawk firryn
• shawk Greenlannagh
• shawk ny sperriu
• shawk sperriu
• shawkagh
• shawkoil

 

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
shawk	hawk after "yn", çhawk	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.