ယက်

Burmese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jɛʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: yak • ALA-LC: yakʻ • BGN/PCGN: yet • Okell: yeʔ
  • Homophone: ရက် (rak)

Verb

ယက် • (yak)

  1. to stroke, to scratch[1]

Noun

ယက် • (yak)

  1. spray of water[1]
Derived terms

(Nouns)

  • ယက်ကြောင်း (yakkraung:)

(Verbs)

  • ယက်ပန်းစား (yakpan:ca:)

References
  1. “ယက်, 1; ယက်, 2” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 812.

Mon

Etymology

Cognate to Nyah Kur [script needed] (jak²) and Chrau [Term?] (ɲuʔ).[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Thailand) IPA(key): /je̤ak/[2]

Noun

ယက် (jak)[1]

  1. smoke[3]

References
  1. Peiros, Ilia (1998) Comparative Linguistics in Southeast Asia (Pacific Linguistics. Series C-142)‎, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, →ISBN, page 265
  2. Sujaritlak Deepadung (1996) “Mon at Nong Duu, Lamphun Province”, in Mon-Khmer Studies‎, volume 26, page 416 of 411–418
  3. Haswell, J. M. (1874) Grammatical Notes and Vocabulary of the Peguan Language‎, Rangoon: American Mission Press, page 106
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