najbyak

Zhuang edit

Etymology edit

From naj (“face”) +‎ byak, the latter from Proto-Tai *praːkᴰ (“forehead”). Cognate with Thai ผาก (pàak), Lao ຜາກ (phāk), Shan ၽၢၵ်ႇ (phàak) (as in ၼႃႈၽၢၵ်ႇ (nāa phàak)).

Pronunciation edit

(Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /na˥ pʲaːk˧˥/
Tone numbers: na³byak⁷
Hyphenation: naj‧byak

Noun edit

najbyak (1957–1982 spelling naзbyak)

forehead

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