ᦔᦱᧅ

Lü

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paːk̚˧˥/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *paːkᴰ (“mouth”). Cognate with Thai ปาก (bpàak), Northern Thai ᨸᩣ᩠ᨠ, Lao ປາກ (pāk), Shan ပၢၵ်ႇ (pàak), Ahom 𑜆𑜀𑜫 (pak), Saek ป̄าก. Compare Southern Kam bags (“mouth”), Proto-Be *ɓaːkᴰ¹ (“mouth”) (whence ɓak⁷ in modern lects). Compare also Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baqbaq (whence Cebuano baba, Eastern Cham ꨚꨝꩍ (pabah), Hawaiian waha).

Noun

ᦔᦱᧅ • (ṗaak) (classifier ᦔᦱᧅ)

1. mouth
2. end (of a rope, a wire, etc.)
3. beginning (of a time period)

Derived terms

• ᦔᦱᧅᦎᦴ (ṗaakṫuu)

Classifier

ᦔᦱᧅ • (ṗaak)

1. Classifier for mouths, sides, ends.

Verb

ᦔᦱᧅ • (ṗaak) (abstract noun ᦂᦱᧃᦔᦱᧅ)

1. to speak; to talk

Etymology 2

From Middle Chinese 百 (MC paek). Cognate with Lao ປາກ (pāk), Shan ပၢၵ်ႇ (pàak), Zhuang bak.

Numeral

ᦔᦱᧅ • (ṗaak)

1. hundred

References

• Hanna, William J. (2019) “Query for ᦔᦱᧅ”, in Dai Lue - English Dictionary (in Chinese), SIL International