အခက်

Burmese

Etymology

အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) +‎ ခက် (hkak, “branch, offshoot; difficult”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: အ'ခက်
• IPA^(key): /ʔəkʰɛʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: a.hkak • ALA-LC: ʼakhakʻ • BGN/PCGN: ăhket • Okell: ăhkeʔ

Noun

အခက် • (a.hkak)

1. offshoot from the branch, twig, spray
2. difficulty

Derived terms

• အကိုင်းအခက် (a.kuing:a.hkak)
• အခက်အခဲ (a.hkak-a.hkai:)

 

Further reading

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