လက်ဖက်
Burmese
Etymology 1
From လက် (lak) + ဖက် (hpak, “leaf”), the first element from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-la (“leaf; tea”).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respelling: လက်'ဖက်
- IPA(key): /ləpʰɛʔ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: lakhpak • ALA-LC: lakʻphakʻ • BGN/PCGN: lăhpet • Okell: lăhpeʔ
Noun
လက်ဖက် • (lakhpak)
- tea plant
- Synonym: လက်ဖက်ပင် (lakhpakpang)
- pickled tea leaves
- pickled tea leaves mixed with other ingredients and served as a local delicacy, lahpet
Derived terms
(Nouns)
- လက်ဖက်ခြောက် (lakhpakhkrauk, “green tea”)
- လက်ဖက်စို (lakhpakcui, “pickled tea leaves”)
- လက်ဖက်တွန် (lakhpaktwan, “container basket for pickled tea leaves”)
- လက်ဖက်ထုပ် (lakhpakhtup, “pickled tea packet”)
- လက်ဖက်ရည် (lakhpak-rany, “tea (beverage)”)
(Verbs)
- လက်ဖက်စား (lakhpakca:)
Descendants
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)
- unit of dry measure for the amount contained in a cupped hand
- 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
Noun
လက်ဖက် • (lakhpak)
- tea (plant or leaves).
Derived terms
- ဍာ် လက်ဖက် (“tea (beverage)”)
Categories:
- Burmese compound terms
- Burmese terms inherited from Proto-Sino-Tibetan
- Burmese terms derived from Proto-Sino-Tibetan
- Burmese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Burmese lemmas
- Burmese nouns
- my:Tea
- my:Units of measure
- my:Ericales order plants
- Mon terms borrowed from Burmese
- Mon terms derived from Burmese
- Mon terms with IPA pronunciation