ပျက်

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-pyak (“to be destroyed, ruined”); cognate with Jingpho byák (“to destroy”) (STEDT). Note also similarities to Old Chinese 劈 (OC *pʰeːɡ, “to cleave, crack”).

• IPA^(key): /pjɛʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: pyak • ALA-LC: pyakʻ • BGN/PCGN: pyet • Okell: pyeʔ

ပျက် • (pyak)

1. to be destroyed, be ruined, be wrecked
2. to lose
3. to turn bad, break down, be out of order
4. (of a plan or scheme) to fall through
5. to cease to exist
6. to fail to do something

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