စက်

Burmese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: cak • ALA-LC: cakʻ • BGN/PCGN: set • Okell: seʔ

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Pali cakka, from Sanskrit चक्र (cakrá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čakrám, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos. Doublet of စကြာ (ca.kra).

Noun

စက် • (cak)

1. circle; wheel; cycle
2. machine, machinery

Derived terms

• ဂဏန်းတွက်စက် (ga.nan:twakcak)
• စက်ဘီး (cakbhi:)
• စက်မှု (cakhmu.)
• စက်ရုံ (cak-rum)
• စက်ရုပ် (cak-rup)
• စက်လှေကား (cakhleka:)
• ထွန်စက် (htwancak)
• ပုံနှိပ်စက် (pumhnipcak)
• ဖုန်စုပ်စက် (hpuncupcak)
• လက်နှိပ်စက် (lakhnipcak)
• လေအေးစက် (lee:cak)
• အဝတ်လျှောက်စက် (a.wathlyaukcak)

 

Descendants

• → Shan: ၸၢၵ်ႈ (tsāak)
• → Jingpho: jak
• → S'gaw Karen: စဲး (seḧ)
• → Western Kayah: ꤡꤢꤧ (cae)
• → Zaiwa: svdiq

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

စက် • (cak)

1. to counterbalance, counterpoise

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

စက် • (cak)

1. (honorific, royal) to sleep

Derived terms

• စက်တော်ခေါ် (caktauhkau)
• လျောင်းစက် (lyaung:cak)

 

Further reading

• “စက် 1 ‘wheel’” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 341.
• “စက်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
• “စက်” in Wörterbuch Burmesisch–Deutsch (VEB Verlag Enzykolopädie Leipzig 1976), by Annemarie Esche.