ປາກ

Lao

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [paːk̚˧˩]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [paːk̚˥˥˨]
• Hyphenation: ປາກ
• Rhymes: -aːk̚

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *paːkᴰ (“mouth”). Cognate with Thai ปาก (bpàak), Northern Thai ᨸᩣ᩠ᨠ, Lü ᦔᦱᧅ (ṗaak), Shan ပၢၵ်ႇ (pàak), Ahom 𑜆𑜀𑜫 (pak), Saek ป̄าก. Compare Southern Kam bags (“mouth”), Proto-Be *ɓaːkᴰ¹ (“mouth”) (whence ɓak⁷ in modern lects). Compare also Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baqbaq (whence Cebuano baba, Eastern Cham ꨚꨝꩍ (pabah), Hawaiian waha).

Noun

ປາກ • (pāk)

1. mouth
2. opening

See also

• ສົບ (sop)

Verb

ປາກ • (pāk) (abstract noun ການປາກ)

1. to say, to speak, to talk

See also

• ເວົ້າ (wao)

Etymology 2

From Middle Chinese 百 (MC paek). Cognate with Lü ᦔᦱᧅ (ṗaak); Shan ပၢၵ်ႇ (pàak); Zhuang bak.

Numeral

ປາກ • (pāk)

1. hundred

Further reading

• Kerr, Allen (1972) Lao-English Dictionary‎^[1], Catholic University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.