ချက်

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Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕʰɛʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hkyak • ALA-LC: khyakʻ • BGN/PCGN: chet • Okell: hceʔ

Etymology 1

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Noun

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ချက် (hkyak)

  1. belly button, navel

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *s-(k/g)lak. Causative of ကျက် (kyak).

Verb

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Burmese verb set
Base ကျက် (kyak)
Causativeချက် (hkyak)

ချက် (hkyak)

  1. to cook (rice)
    ထမင်းချက်hta.mang:hkyakto cook rice
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Etymology 3

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Borrowed from English cheque.

Noun

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ချက် (hkyak)

  1. cheque, check

Etymology 4

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Borrowed from English Czech, from Czech Čech.

Adjective

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ချက် (hkyak)

  1. Czech
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Etymology 5

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Classifier

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ချက် (hkyak)

  1. numeral classifier for blows, strokes (including strokes of the clock)

Further reading

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  • ချက်” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 284.
  • ချက်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.