ພັກ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *bakᴰ (“to rest”). Cognate with Thai พัก (pák), Lü ᦗᧅ (pak) or ᦘᧅ (phak), Zhuang baeg (“to be tired; to gasp”). Compare Khmer ភ័ក (phĕək) and Old Chinese 泊 (OC *baːɡ).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [pʰak̚˧]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [pʰak̚˧˨]
• Hyphenation: ພັກ
• Rhymes: -ak̚

Verb

ພັກ • (phak) (abstract noun ການພັກ)

1. to rest

Derived terms

• ບ້ານພັກ (bān phak)
• ເຮືອນພັກ (hư̄an phak)

Further reading

• Kerr, Allen (1972) Lao-English Dictionary‎^[1], Catholic University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.