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Lao
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tai *paːkᴰ (“mouth”). Cognate with Thai ปาก (bpàak), Northern Thai ᨸᩣ᩠ᨠ, Lü ᦔᦱᧅ (ṗaak), Shan ပၢၵ်ႇ (pàak), Ahom 𑜆𑜀𑜫 (pak), 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
ປາກ • (pāk)
- mouth
- opening
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Verb
ປາກ • (pāk) (abstract noun ການປາກ)
- to say, to speak, to talk
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Etymology 2
From Middle Chinese 百 (MC paek). Cognate with Lü ᦔᦱᧅ (ṗaak); Shan ပၢၵ်ႇ (pàak); Zhuang bak.
Numeral
ປາກ • (pāk)
- hundred