အသက်

Burmese

Etymology

From အ- (a.-) +‎ သက် (sak); the latter from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-sak (“breath; life”). Compare Chinese 息.

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: အ'သက်
• IPA^(key): /ʔəθɛʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: a.sak • ALA-LC: ʼasakʻ • BGN/PCGN: ăthet • Okell: ătheʔ

Noun

အသက် • (a.sak)

1. life
2. age

   အသက် ဘယ်လောက်လဲ။‎ ― a.sak bhailauklai:||‎ ― How old are you?

   အသက် ...ပါ။‎ ― a.sak ...pa||‎ ― I am ... (year old).

   အသက် ...ရှိပြီ။‎ ― a.sak ...hri.pri||‎ ― I am ... (year old).

3. breath
4. (figuratively) basic necessity; life-blood

References

• “အသက်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.