shawk
Jingpho
Etymology
Borrowed from Burmese လျှောက် (hlyauk).
Verb
shawk
- to petition
References
- Kurabe, Keita (2016-12-31), “Phonology of Burmese loanwords in Jinghpaw”, in Kyoto University Linguistic Research, volume 35, DOI:, ISSN 1349-7804, pages 91–128
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish sebac, from Old English heafoc, from Proto-West Germanic *habuk, from Proto-Germanic *habukaz. Cognate with Irish seabhac.
Noun
shawk m (genitive singular shawk, plural shawkyn)
- hawk, falcon
Derived terms
- shawkagh
- shawk eeastee
- shawk Eeslannagh
- shawk firryn
- shawk Greenlannagh
- shawk ny sperriu
- shawkoil
- shawk sperriu
Mutation
Manx mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
shawk | hawk after "yn", çhawk | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |