ခက်
See also: ခြောက်
Burmese
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kak; cognate with Tibetan ཁག་པོ (khag po, “difficult”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰɛʔ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: hkak • ALA-LC: khakʻ • BGN/PCGN: hket • Okell: hkeʔ
Adjective
ခက် • (hkak)
- difficult, taut.
Verb
ခက် • (hkak)
- to entangled and restrained.
Classifier
ခက် • (hkak)
- hard flower, a word used to count twigs.
Synonyms
- ခဲယဉ်း (hkai:yany:)
Antonyms
- လွယ် (lwai)
References
- “ခက်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
Mon
Verb
ခက် (khak)
- to catch on snag stick stick in mud.