Thai edit

Etymology edit

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨷᩯ᩠ᨠ, Lao ແບກ (bǣk), Tai Dam ꪵꪚꪀ, Shan မႅၵ်ႇ (mèk) or ဝႅၵ်ႇ (wèk), Ahom 𑜉𑜢𑜀𑜫 (mik), Nong Zhuang mbeg.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicแบก
æ ɓ k
RomanizationPaiboonbɛ̀ɛk
Royal Institutebaek
(standard) IPA(key)/bɛːk̚˨˩/(R)

Verb edit

แบก (bɛ̀ɛk) (abstract noun การแบก)

  1. to shoulder; to carry on one's back