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Burmese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pʷak (“half, one of a pair”); cognate with Jingpho (bàʔ, “folded”) (STEDT). Luce compares Old Chinese 併 (OC *breːŋʔ, *breːŋs, *peŋʔ, *peŋs, *beːŋʔ, “side by side”) for the "one of a pair" sense.
Verb
ဖက် • (hpak)
- to hug, embrace, put one's arms around someone
- to use together with
- to go together
- to match
Particle
ဖက် • (hpak)
- particle suffixed to a singular noun to indicate that it is one out of a pair
Derived terms
- အဖက် (a.hpak, “partner, mate; equal, peer”)
- တစ်ဝက် (tac-wak, “half”) (per STEDT)
- လက်ဖက် (lakhpak, “unit of measure for amount contained in a cupped hand; unit of measure for what can be encircled in both arms”)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-pak (“leaf”). Cognate with Jingpho (pha, “tea”).
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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “STEDT lists Old Chinese "pɑ̊/pɑ", meaning "palm (hand)", as cognate, and has a Chinese comparandum code of "S170", but without a character. In STEDT, it has been deduced that S(number), when it shows up, means "Schuessler (2007), p. (number)", though Schuessler page 170 does not appear to contain any comparisons to the Burmese term in question. Is it referring to 巴 (OC *praː) as used in dialectal 巴掌 (bāzhang, “palm of the hand”)?”
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Noun
ဖက် • (hpak)
- leaf (for wrapping things, rolling cheroots, roofing house, etc.)
Derived terms
- လက်ဖက် (lakhpak, “tea plant; pickled tea leaves”)
Derived terms
(unsorted: note that MED conflates the "embrace" and "leaf" senses, reflected in the terms below)
References
- ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-AK Finals (25. a Side; one of a pair; the equivalent)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 67
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