ဖက်

Burmese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pʷak (half, one of a pair).

Verb

ဖက် (hpak)

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

Particle

ဖက် (hpak)

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

Derived terms

  • 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

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-pak (leaf).

Noun

ဖက် (hpak)

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