mbaq

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *C̥.baːᴮ (“shoulder”). Cognate with Thai บ่า (bàa), Northern Thai ᨷ᩵ᩤ, Lao ບ່າ (bā), Shan မႃႇ (màa) or ဝႃႇ (wàa), Ahom 𑜈𑜡 (bā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ɓa˧˥/
• Tone numbers: mba⁵
• Hyphenation: mbaq

Noun

mbaq (1957–1982 spelling ƃaƽ)

1. (anatomy) shoulder