ကြက်

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See also: ကြိုက်, ကြွက်, ကြာကြာ, ကိုက်, ကြောက်, ကြိုးကြာ, and ကျောက်

Burmese

ကြက်

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕɛʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: krak • ALA-LC: krakʻ • BGN/PCGN: kyet • Okell: ceʔ

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k-rak (“chicken, fowl”), which appears to be onomatopoeic (compare English cluck). Cognate with Akha (ya, “idem”).[1]

Noun

ကြက် • (krak) (classifier ကောင်)

  1. chicken, fowl
    • 1962, Hla Pe, Burmese Proverbs, London: John Murray, pp. 18 and 90:
      cɛʔhmɑ ə`yo luhmɑ ə`myo
      conventional orthography:
      ကြက်မှာ အရိုး လူမှာ အမျိုး။
      krakhma a.rui: luhma a.myui:||
      With fowls, the pedigree; with men, breeding.
Derived terms

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Etymology 2

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (krak "stretch out, extend and make fast; cover ( a drum )"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981.”

Verb

ကြက် • (krak)

  1. to stretch taut
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ The Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus

Further reading

  • “ကြက်” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 225.
  • “ကြက်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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