Burmese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Lolo-Burmese *ʔ-dzakᴸ (to join), from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *s-dza-k (to join, connect, build). Cognate with Lhao Vo xo', Manipuri [script needed] (sha, to build) (STEDT chak "join"). Despite semantic similarity and phonetic similarity in its descendant forms, Chinese (, “continue, carry on”) appears to be unrelated.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sʰɛʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hcak • ALA-LC: chakʻ • BGN/PCGN: hset • Okell: hseʔ

Verb

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ဆက် (hcak)

  1. to join, connect
  2. to communicate, contact, get in touch with
  3. to offer respectfully, present, offer up (in sacrifice)
  4. to continue

Noun

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ဆက် (hcak)

  1. descendant who is seven generations removed from oneself

See also

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Adverb

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ဆက် (hcak)

  1. going on, carrying on, keeping on (saying or doing something)
  2. at a stretch; in a row

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Burmese ဆက် (hcak).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ဆက် (transliteration needed)

  1. to join, connect
  2. to associate (with)
  3. to offer to [superior]

References

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