parabaik

English

Alternative forms

• parabeik

Etymology

Borrowing from Burmese ပုရပိုက် (pu.ra.puik).

Noun

parabaik (plural parabaiks)

1. The traditional form of paper in Burma.
   • 1876, "Burmah" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. IV, p. 556:

     Though a certain kind of paper is manufactured from bamboo pulp, the usual material of the books is the palm leaf, while for ordinary notebook purposes a kind of black tablet, called a parabeik, and a steatite pencil are employed.

2. A book written or printed on parabaik paper.
3. A work of art executed on parabaik paper.