လက်ဖက်

Burmese

Etymology 1

From လက် (lak) +‎ ဖက် (hpak, “leaf”), the first element is theorised to be from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-la (“leaf; tea”).

Alternative forms

• လဖက် (la.hpak), လ္ဘက် (la.bhak)

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: လက်'ဖက်
• IPA^(key): /ləpʰɛʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: lakhpak • ALA-LC: lakʻphakʻ • BGN/PCGN: lăhpet • Okell: lăhpeʔ

Noun

လက်ဖက် • (lakhpak)

1. tea plant

   Synonym: လက်ဖက်ပင် (lakhpakpang)

2. pickled tea leaves
3. pickled tea leaves mixed with other ingredients and served as a local delicacy, lahpet

Derived terms

• လက်ဖက်ခြောက် (lakhpakhkrauk)
• လက်ဖက်စား (lakhpakca:)
• လက်ဖက်စို (lakhpakcui)
• လက်ဖက်တွန် (lakhpaktwan)
• လက်ဖက်ထုပ် (lakhpakhtup)
• လက်ဖက်ထုပ်ချ (lakhpakhtuphkya.)
• လက်ဖက်ရည် (lakhpak-rany)
• လက်ဖက်ရည်ကြမ်း (lakhpak-ranykram:)
• လက်ဖက်ရည်ဇွန်း (lakhpak-ranyjwan:)
• လက်ဖက်ရည်အချို (lakhpak-rany-a.hkyui)

 

Descendants

• → English: lahpet
• → Mon: လက်ဖက်

Etymology 2

From လက် (lak, “arm, hand”) +‎ ဖက် (hpak, “to embrace”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: လက်ဖက်
• IPA^(key): /lɛʔpʰɛʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: lakhpak • ALA-LC: lakʻphakʻ • BGN/PCGN: lethpet • Okell: leʔhpeʔ

Noun

လက်ဖက် • (lakhpak)

1. unit of dry measure for the amount contained in a cupped hand
2. unit of measure for girth of trees, pillars; equivalent to what can be encircled in both arms

Coordinate terms

• လက်ဆုပ် (lakhcup, “unit of measure for a fistful”)
• လက်ဆွန်း (lakhcwan:, “unit of measure for half a fistful”)
• လက်ခုပ် (lakhkup, “unit of measure for amount contained in two cupped hands”)

Further reading

• “လက်ဖက် ‘the hand curved into the shape of a cup’” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 887.
• “လက်ဖက် ‘the tea plant’” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 895.
• “လက်ဖက်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

Mon

Etymology

From Burmese လက်ဖက် (lakhpak).

Pronunciation

• (Myanmar) IPA^(key): /lə.pʰɛk/
• (Thailand) IPA^(key): /lɛk.pʰak/

Noun

လက်ဖက် (lakphak)

1. tea (plant or leaves).

Derived terms

• ဍာ်လက်ဖက် (“tea (beverage)”)

References

• Shorto, H.L. (1962) A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon‎^[1], London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.