ປາກ

Lao

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [paːk̚˧˩]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [paːk̚˥˥˨]
  • Hyphenation: ປາກ
  • Rhymes: -aːk̚

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *paːkᴰ (“mouth”). Cognate with Thai ปาก (bpàak), Northern Thai ᨸᩣ᩠ᨠ, Lü ᦔᦱᧅ (ṗaak), 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

ປາກ • (pāk)

  1. mouth
  2. opening
See also
  • ສົບ (sop)

Verb

ປາກ • (pāk) (abstract noun ການປາກ)

  1. to say, to speak, to talk
See also

Etymology 2

From Middle Chinese 百 (MC paek). Cognate with Lü ᦔᦱᧅ (ṗaak); Shan ပၢၵ်ႇ (pàak); Zhuang bak.

Numeral

ປາກ • (pāk)

  1. hundred
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