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Burmese
Etymology
From အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) + သက် (sak, “life, breath”).
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respelling: အ'သက်
- IPA(key): /ʔəθɛʔ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: a.sak • ALA-LC: ʼasakʻ • BGN/PCGN: ăthet • Okell: ătheʔ
Noun
အသက် • (a.sak)
- life
- age
- အသက် ဘယ်လောက်လဲ။ ― a.sak bhailauklai:|| ― How old are you?
- အသက် ...ပါ။ ― a.sak ...pa|| ― I am ... (year old).
- အသက် ...ရှိပြီ။ ― a.sak ...hri.pri|| ― I am ... (year old).
- breath
- (figuratively) basic necessity; lifeblood
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