စက်
Burmese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛʔ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: cak • ALA-LC: cakʻ • BGN/PCGN: set • Okell: seʔ
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Pali cakka, from Sanskrit चक्र (cakrá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čakrám, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos.
Noun
စက် • (cak)
- circle; wheel; cycle
- machine, machinery
Derived terms
- ဂဏန်းတွက်စက် (ga.nan:twakcak)
- စက်ဘီး (cakbhi:)
- စက်ရုံ (cak-rum)
- စက်ရုပ် (cak-rup)
- စက်လှေကား (cakhleka:)
- ထွန်စက် (htwancak)
- ပုံနှိပ်စက် (pumhnipcak)
- ဖုန်စုပ်စက် (hpuncupcak)
- လက်နှိပ်စက် (lakhnipcak)
- လေအေးစက် (lee:cak)
- အဝတ်လျှောက်စက် (a.wathlyaukcak)
Descendants
- → Shan: ၸၢၵ်ႈ (tsāak)
- → Jingpho: jak
- → S'gaw Karen: စဲး (seḧ)
- → Western Kayah: ꤡꤢꤧ (cae)
- → Zaiwa: svdiq
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
စက် • (cak)
- to counterbalance, counterpoise
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
စက် • (cak)
- (honorific, royal) to sleep
Derived terms
- စက်တော်ခေါ် (caktauhkau)
- လျောင်းစက် (lyaung:cak)
Further reading
- “စက် 1 ‘wheel’” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 341.
- “စက်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
- “စက်” in Wörterbuch Burmesisch–Deutsch (VEB Verlag Enzykolopädie Leipzig 1976), by Annemarie Esche.