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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tai *paːkᴰ (“mouth”). Cognate with Thai ปาก (bpàak), Northern Thai ᨸᩣ᩠ᨠ, Lao ປາກ (pāk), 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
ပၢၵ်ႇ • (pàak)
- mouth
- opening
Verb
ပၢၵ်ႇ • (pàak) (abstract noun လွင်ႈပၢၵ်ႇ)
- to speak; to tell
Etymology 2
From Middle Chinese 百 (MC paek). Cognate with Lao ປາກ (pāk), Lü ᦔᦱᧅ (ṗaak), Zhuang bak.
Numeral
ပၢၵ်ႇ • (pàak)
- hundred
References
- Moeng, Sao Tern (1995) Shan-English Dictionary, Dunwoody Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.