သက်

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Burmese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θɛʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: sak • ALA-LC: sakʻ • BGN/PCGN: thet • Okell: theʔ

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-sak (“breath; life”). Cognate with Old Chinese 息 (OC *slɯɡ, “idem”) (STEDT).

Noun

သက် • (sak)

  1. (in compounds) life, breath
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Lolo-Burmese *zakᴸ (“to descend”), from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *zak (“idem”). Cognate with Akha (zàq, “to descend”) (STEDT).

Verb

သက် • (sak)

  1. to descend, dismount
Derived terms

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Doesn't seem to be mentioned by STEDT or Luce 1981.”)

Adjective

သက် • (sak)

  1. (of taste) slightly bitter
Derived terms

Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

သက် • (sak)

  1. Thet (one of the nationalities of the Union of Myanmar speaking Tibet-Myanmar and mainly inhabiting the northern part of the Rakhine State)

Further reading

Mon

Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese သက် (sak).

Pronunciation

Verb

သက် (sak)

  1. to moderate (used in compounds)

References

  • Shorto, H.L. (1962) A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon‎, London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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