najbyak

Zhuang

Etymology

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

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

Noun

najbyak (1957–1982 spelling naзbyak)

1. forehead