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ဖက်

See also: ဖျက်

Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pʰɛʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hpak • ALA-LC: phakʻ • BGN/PCGN: hpet • Okell: hpeʔ

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pʷak (“half, one of a pair”); cognate with Jingpho [script needed] (bàʔ, “folded”) (STEDT). Luce compares Old Chinese 併 (OC *breːŋʔ, *breːŋs, *peŋʔ, *peŋs, *beːŋʔ, “side by side”) for the "one of a pair" sense.[1]

Verb

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ဖက် • (hpak)

  1. to hug, embrace, put one's arms around someone
  2. to use together with
  3. to go together
  4. to match

Particle

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ဖက် • (hpak)

  1. particle suffixed to a singular noun to indicate that it is one out of a pair

Derived terms

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  • အဖက် (a.hpak, “partner, mate; equal, peer”)
  • တစ်ဝက် (tac-wak, “half”) (per STEDT)
  • လက်ဖက် (lakhpak, “unit of measure for amount contained in a cupped hand; unit of measure for what can be encircled in both arms”)

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-pak (“leaf”). Cognate with Jingpho [script needed] (pha, “tea”).

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “STEDT lists Old Chinese "pɑ̊/pɑ", meaning "palm (hand)", as cognate, and has a Chinese comparandum code of "S170", but without a character. Is it referring to 巴 (OC *praː) as used in dialectal 巴掌 (bāzhang, “palm of the hand”)?”

Noun

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ဖက် • (hpak)

  1. leaf (for wrapping things, rolling cheroots, roofing house, etc.)
Derived terms
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Derived terms

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(unsorted: note that MED conflates the "embrace" and "leaf" senses, reflected in the terms below)

References

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  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-AK Finals (25. a Side; one of a pair; the equivalent)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 67

Further reading

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