Lao edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *bakᴰ (to rest). Cognate with Thai พัก (pák), ᦗᧅ (pak) or ᦘᧅ (phak), Zhuang baeg (to be tired; to gasp). Compare Khmer ភ័ក (phĕək) and Old Chinese (OC *baːɡ).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [pʰak̚˧]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [pʰak̚˧˨]
  • Hyphenation: ພັກ
  • Rhymes: -ak̚

Verb edit

ພັກ (phak) (abstract noun ການພັກ)

  1. to rest

Derived terms edit