Shan

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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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

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ပၢၵ်ႇ (pàak)

  1. mouth
  2. opening

Verb

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ပၢၵ်ႇ (pàak) (abstract noun လွင်ႈပၢၵ်ႇ)

  1. to speak; to tell

Etymology 2

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

Numeral

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ပၢၵ်ႇ (pàak)

  1. hundred

References

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