Thai

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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แบก (bɛ̀ɛk) (abstract noun การแบก)

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