အသက်
Burmese
Etymology
From အ- (a.-) + သက် (sak); the latter from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-sak (“breath; life”). Compare Chinese 息.
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respelling: အ'သက်
- IPA(key): /ʔəθɛʔ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: a.sak • ALA-LC: ʼasakʻ • BGN/PCGN: ăthet • Okell: ătheʔ
Noun
အသက် • (a.sak)
- life
- age
- အသက် ဘယ်လောက်လဲ။ ― a.sak bhailauklai:|| ― How old are you?
- အသက် ...ပါ။ ― a.sak ...pa|| ― I am ... (year old).
- အသက် ...ရှိပြီ။ ― a.sak ...hri.pri|| ― I am ... (year old).
- breath
- (figuratively) basic necessity; life-blood
Descendants
- → Jingpho: ăsak
- → Shan: ဢသၢၵ်ႈ (ʼǎ sāak)
- → Mon: အထက်
References
- “အသက်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.