ဘက်

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Burmese

Etymology

Either from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *paŋ ~ *pak (side) (whence Old Chinese (OC *baːŋ, “side”)) or Pali bhāga (part, portion, fraction, share, etc.); in the latter case, cognate with Thai ภาค (pâak).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: bhak • ALA-LC: bhakʻ • BGN/PCGN: bet • Okell: beʔ

Noun

ဘက် (bhak)

  1. side (flat surface of a three-dimensional object)
  2. direction
  3. part

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