ခက်

The "difficult" sense is from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *kak (“difficult; hardship”), and cognate with Tibetan ཁག་པོ (khag po, “difficult”).

The "offshoot from a branch" sense, reflected in အခက် (a.hkak, “idem”) and ခက်ရင်း (hkak-rang:, “fork”), is, despite MED's grouping, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ka(ː)k (“fork, branch, crotch”), and cognate with Mizo [Term?] (kaak, “fork of tree”) and Old Chinese 支 (OC *kje, “branch”); see the Chinese for more (STEDT).

• IPA^(key): /kʰɛʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hkak • ALA-LC: khakʻ • BGN/PCGN: hket • Okell: hkeʔ

ခက် • (hkak)

1. (of problems, questions, etc.) not easy, difficult, tough, stiff, hard, taut

ခက် • (hkak)

1. to make a network, weave, entwine, entangle and restrain

ခက် • (hkak)

1. (same as အခက် (a.hkak)) offshoot from a branch; difficulty

ခက် • (hkak)

1. numerical classifier used in counting branches, sprays of flowers, twigs, etc.: hard flower

• ခဲယဉ်း (hkai:yany:)

• လွယ် (lwai)

• “ခက်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

ခက် (khak)

1. to catch on snag stick stick in mud.