အသက်

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Burmese

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Etymology

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From အ- (a.-, nominal prefix) +‎ သက် (sak, life, breath).

Pronunciation

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  • Phonetic respelling: အ'သက်
  • IPA(key): /ʔəθɛʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: a.sak • ALA-LC: ʼasakʻ • BGN/PCGN: ăthet • Okell: ătheʔ

Noun

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အသက် (a.sak)

  1. life
  2. age
    အသက် ဘယ်လောက်လဲa.sak bhailauklai:||How old are you?
    အသက် ...ပါa.sak ...pa||I am ... (year old).
    အသက် ...ရှိပြီa.sak ...hri.pri||I am ... (year old).
  3. breath
  4. (figuratively) basic necessity; lifeblood

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Jingpho: ăsak
  • Shan: ဢသၢၵ်ႈ (ʼǎ sāak)
  • Mon: အထက်

Further reading

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