အက်

See also: အကို, အောက်, and အကြံ

Burmese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔɛʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: ak • ALA-LC: ʼakʻ • BGN/PCGN: et • Okell: eʔ

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *ak (“to crack open, mouth, chin”); cognate with Lepcha [script needed] (ók, “to open (as door, mouth)”). See also အာ (a, “to gape”) (STEDT).

Verb

အက် • (ak)

  1. to crack (form cracks)
  2. to be huge

Adjective

အက် • (ak)

  1. (of sound or voice) cracked

Derived terms

  • ကျီးအက် (kyi:ak)
  • ကွဲအက် (kwai:ak)
  • ပပ်ကြားအက် (papkra:ak)
  • အက်ကြောင်း (akkraung:)
  • အက်သံ (aksam)
  • အသံအက် (a.sam-ak)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English act.

Noun

အက် • (ak)

  1. (same as အက်ဥပဒေ (ak-u.pa.de)) act, legislation
Derived terms
  • အက်ဥပဒေ (ak-u.pa.de)

Further reading

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