ပၢၵ်ႇ

Shan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paːk̚˩/
• Rhymes: -aːk̚

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *paːkᴰ (“mouth”). Cognate with Thai ปาก (bpàak), Northern Thai ᨸᩣ᩠ᨠ, Lao ປາກ (pāk), 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

ပၢၵ်ႇ • (pàak)

1. mouth
2. opening

Verb

ပၢၵ်ႇ • (pàak) (abstract noun လွင်ႈပၢၵ်ႇ)

1. to speak; to tell

Etymology 2

From Middle Chinese 百 (MC paek). Cognate with Lao ປາກ (pāk), Lü ᦔᦱᧅ (ṗaak), Zhuang bak.

Numeral

ပၢၵ်ႇ • (pàak)

1. hundred

References

• Moeng, Sao Tern (1995) Shan-English Dictionary‎^[1], Dunwoody Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.