Ahom

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *paːkᴰ (mouth). Cognate with Shan ပၢၵ်ႇ (pàak),, Thai ปาก (bpàak), Northern Thai ᨸᩣ᩠ᨠ, Lao ປາກ (pāk), 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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𑜆𑜀𑜫 (pak)

  1. mouth