ဖက်

• IPA^(key): /pʰɛʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hpak • ALA-LC: phakʻ • BGN/PCGN: hpet • Okell: hpeʔ

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pʷak (“half, one of a pair”); cognate with Jingpho [script needed] (bàʔ, “folded”) (STEDT). Luce compares Old Chinese 併 (OC *breːŋʔ, *breːŋs, *peŋʔ, *peŋs, *beːŋʔ, “side by side”) for the "one of a pair" sense.^[1]

ဖက် • (hpak)

1. to hug, embrace, put one's arms around someone
2. to use together with
3. to go together
4. to match

ဖက် • (hpak)

1. particle suffixed to a singular noun to indicate that it is one out of a pair

• အဖက် (a.hpak, “partner, mate; equal, peer”)
• တစ်ဝက် (tac-wak, “half”) (per STEDT)
• လက်ဖက် (lakhpak, “unit of measure for amount contained in a cupped hand; unit of measure for what can be encircled in both arms”)

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-pak (“leaf”). Cognate with Jingpho [script needed] (pha, “tea”).

ဖက် • (hpak)

1. leaf (for wrapping things, rolling cheroots, roofing house, etc.)

• လက်ဖက် (lakhpak, “tea plant; pickled tea leaves”)

(unsorted: note that MED conflates the "embrace" and "leaf" senses, reflected in the terms below)

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