baek

Peranakan Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay baik (“good”)

Adjective

baek

1. good

   nanti diliat orang koerang baek. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Zhuang

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /pak˥/
• Tone numbers: baek⁷
• Hyphenation: baek

Etymology 1

From Chinese 北 (MC pok).

Noun

baek (1957–1982 spelling bək)

1. north

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

baek (Sawndip form 𰞃[1], 1957–1982 spelling bək)

1. to stew; to decoct; to cook slowly in an earthen pot

Etymology 3

Cognate with Zuojiang Zhuang baek, Proto-Southwestern Tai *pakᴰˢ² (“to insert; to plant a stake”) (whence Thai ปัก (bpàk), Lao ປັກ (pak), Tai Dam ꪜꪰꪀ, Shan ပၵ်း (pák), Phake ပက် (pak), Ahom 𑜆𑜀𑜫 (pak)).

Verb

baek (Sawndip forms 𢫣[1] or 拍[1] or 北[1], 1957–1982 spelling bək)

1. to insert