ປາກ
Lao
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Tai *paːkᴰ (“mouth”). Cognate with Thai ปาก (bpàak), Northern Thai ᨸᩣ᩠ᨠ, Lü ᦔᦱᧅ (ṗaak), Shan ပၢၵ်ႇ (pàak), Ahom 𑜆𑜀𑜫 (pak), Saek ป̄าก. Compare Southern Kam bags (“mouth”), Proto-Be *ɓaːkᴰ¹ (“mouth”) (whence ɓak⁷ in modern lects). Compare also Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baqbaq (whence Cebuano baba, Eastern Cham ꨚꨝꩍ (pabah), Hawaiian waha).
Noun
editປາກ • (pāk)
See also
edit- ສົບ (sop)
Verb
editປາກ • (pāk) (abstract noun ການປາກ)
See also
edit- ເວົ້າ (wao)
Etymology 2
editFrom Middle Chinese 百 (MC paek). Cognate with Lü ᦔᦱᧅ (ṗaak); Shan ပၢၵ်ႇ (pàak); Zhuang bak.
Numeral
editປາກ • (pāk)
Further reading
edit- Kerr, Allen (1972) Lao-English Dictionary[1], Catholic University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.