လက်ဖက်
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Burmese
Etymology 1
From an element လက် (lak), theorized to be from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-la (“leaf; tea”), + ဖက် (hpak, “leaf”).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respelling: လက်'ဖက်
- IPA(key): /ləpʰɛʔ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: lakhpak • ALA-LC: lakʻphakʻ • BGN/PCGN: lăhpet • Okell: lăhpeʔ
Noun
လက်ဖက် • (lakhpak)
- tea plant
- Synonym: လက်ဖက်ပင် (lakhpakpang)
- pickled tea leaves
- pickled tea leaves mixed with other ingredients and served as a local delicacy, lahpet
Derived terms
- လက်ဖက်ခြောက် (lakhpakhkrauk)
- လက်ဖက်စား (lakhpakca:)
- လက်ဖက်စို (lakhpakcui)
- လက်ဖက်တွန် (lakhpaktwan)
- လက်ဖက်ထုပ် (lakhpakhtup)
- လက်ဖက်ထုပ်ချ (lakhpakhtuphkya.)
- လက်ဖက်ရည် (lakhpak-rany)
- လက်ဖက်ရည်ကြမ်း (lakhpak-ranykram:)
- လက်ဖက်ရည်ဇွန်း (lakhpak-ranyjwan:)
- လက်ဖက်ရည်အချို (lakhpak-rany-a.hkyui)
Descendants
Etymology 2
လက် (lak, “arm, hand”) + ဖက် (hpak, “to embrace”).
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respelling: လက်ဖက်
- IPA(key): /lɛʔpʰɛʔ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: lakhpak • ALA-LC: lakʻphakʻ • BGN/PCGN: lethpet • Okell: leʔhpeʔ
Noun
လက်ဖက် • (lakhpak)
- unit of dry measure for the amount contained in a cupped hand
- unit of measure for girth of trees, pillars; equivalent to what can be encircled in both arms
Coordinate terms
- လက်ဆုပ် (lakhcup, “unit of measure for a fistful”)
- လက်ဆွန်း (lakhcwan:, “unit of measure for half a fistful”)
- လက်ခုပ် (lakhkup, “unit of measure for amount contained in two cupped hands”)
Further reading
- “လက်ဖက် ‘the hand curved into the shape of a cup’” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 887.
- “လက်ဖက် ‘the tea plant’” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 895.
- “လက်ဖက်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
Mon
Etymology
From Burmese လက်ဖက် (lakhpak).
Pronunciation
Noun
လက်ဖက် (lakphak)
- tea (plant or leaves).
Derived terms
- ဍာ်လက်ဖက် (“tea (beverage)”)
References
- Shorto, H.L. (1962) A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon, London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.