လက်
Burmese
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Etymology
From Old Burmese လက် (lak), ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *lak. Cognate with Tibetan ལག (lag, “hand, arm”) and Nuosu ꇇ (lot, “hand”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɛʔ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: lak • ALA-LC: lakʻ • BGN/PCGN: let • Okell: leʔ
Noun
လက် • (lak)
Derived terms
References
- “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.