𑜆𑜀𑜫
Ahom
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Tai *paːkᴰ (“mouth”). Cognate with Shan ပၢၵ်ႇ (pàak),, Thai ปาก (bpàak), Northern Thai ᨸᩣ᩠ᨠ, Lao ປາກ (pāk), 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
[edit]𑜆𑜀𑜫 (pak)