ရှက်

The following possibilities can be weighed: (Hill, 2019)

• From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *srək, cognate with Chinese 色 (OC s.rək (B-S), “colour”), Drung svraq (“shy”) and Gahri ʂak.
• From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *qrak (“blood, red”), cognate with Chinese 赤 (OC *[t-qʰ](r)Ak, “red”) and Tibetan ཁྲག (khrag, “blood”). Hill prefers this derivation.

However, Loloish cognates meaning "shy", with an initial sibilant, tip the scales in favour of a derivation from *srək.

• IPA^(key): /ʃɛʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hrak • ALA-LC: rhakʻ • BGN/PCGN: shet • Okell: hyeʔ

ရှက် • (hrak)

1. to feel ashamed
2. to feel shy, timid, bashful

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