အဆက်

Burmese

Etymology

အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) +‎ ဆက် (hcak, “to join, connect”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: အ'ဆက်
• IPA^(key): /ʔəsʰɛʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: a.hcak • ALA-LC: ʼachakʻ • BGN/PCGN: ăhset • Okell: ăhseʔ

Noun

အဆက် • (a.hcak)

1. joint, connection
2. continuation, sequel
3. descendant, scion
4. sweetheart

Derived terms

• အချိတ်အဆက် (a.hkyit-a.hcak)
• အစဉ်အဆက် (a.cany-a.hcak)
• အဆက်ဆက် (a.hcakhcak)
• အဆက်ပြတ် (a.hcakprat)
• အဆက်ဖြတ် (a.hcakhprat)
• အဆက်မပြတ် (a.hcakma.prat)
• အဆက်အစပ် (a.hcak-a.cap)
• အဆက်အနွယ် (a.hcak-a.nwai)
• အဆက်အပေါက် (a.hcak-a.pauk)
• အဆက်အသွယ် (a.hcak-a.swai)

 

Further reading

• “အဆက်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

Mon

Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese အဆက် (a.hcak).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əchɛk/

Noun

အဆက် (əchɛk)

1. succession, lineage, descent

References

• Shorto, H.L. (1962) A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon‎^[1], London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.