biek

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *prɯəkᴰ (“taro”). Cognate with Thai เผือก (pʉ̀ʉak), Lao ເຜືອກ (phư̄ak), Shan ၽိူၵ်ႇ (phòek), Tai Nüa ᥚᥫᥐᥱ (phǒek), Ahom 𑜇𑜢𑜤𑜀𑜫 (phük).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /piːk˧˥/
• Tone numbers: biek⁷
• Hyphenation: biek

Noun

biek (Sawndip forms 莂 or 𰱕 or 𮎩 or ⿰比芋 or 𮐆, 1957–1982 spelling biek)

1. taro