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လက်

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See also: လိုက်, လကး, လောက်, လောက, လျှောက်, and လှော်ကား

Burmese

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လက်

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lɛʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: lak • ALA-LC: lakʻ • BGN/PCGN: let • Okell: leʔ
  • Audio (Rakhine):(file)

Etymology 1

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    Inherited from Old Burmese လက် (lak), ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tV-lak (“hand”). Cognate with Tibetan ལག (lag, “hand, arm”) and Nuosu ꇇ (lot, “hand”) (STEDT).

    Noun

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    လက် • (lak)

    1. arm; narrow projecting part of a main body
    2. hand
    3. finger
    4. (figuratively) hands
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    Classifier

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    လက် • (lak)

    1. numerical classifier for counting turns in the game of dice
    2. numerical classifier for counting certain elongated things
    3. numerical classifier for counting actors

    Etymology 2

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      From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *lewk (“to shine, flash”); cognate with Tibetan གློག (glog, “lightning”), as well as Old Chinese 曜 (OC *lewɢs, “to shine; brightness”) (STEDT).

      Verb

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      လက် • (lak)

      1. to flash, glitter, scintillate, coruscate
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      Further reading

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      • “လက်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
      • Hill, Nathan W. "Evolution of the Burmese vowel system." Transactions of the Philological Society 110.1 (2012): 64-79.

      Mon

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      Etymology 1

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      From Pali lakkha or Sanskrit लक्ष (lakṣa).[1]

      Pronunciation

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      Numeral

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      လက် (lak)

      1. ten thousand
        Audio:(file)
        ညးကဵုနၚ်သြန်မွဲလက်။
        He gave money to ten thousand.
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      Etymology 2

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      Pronunciation

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      Noun

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      လက် (lak)[3]

      1. curse
      2. cursed
        Audio:(file)
        ဍေံလက်အဲ။
        He cursed me.
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      References

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      1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Shorto, H.L. (1962), A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon‎[1], London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
      2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sakamoto, Yasuyuki (1994), Mon - Japanese Dictionary‎[2] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
      3. ^ ဘဒန္တကေတုမတဳ [Bhadanta Ketumati] (1965), အၚ်္ဂလိက်၊ မန်၊ ဗၟာ၊ ပါဠိ အဘိဓာန်၄ဘာသာ [4 Languages: English, Mon, Burmese and Pali], ရေဝ် [Ye]: ဘာခရိုက်သာံ [Kheraiksam Monastery]
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