နက်

See also: နောက်

Burmese

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-nak (“black”). Cognate with Tibetan ནག་པོ (nag po, “black”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nɛʔ/

Romanization: MLCTS: nak • ALA-LC: nak‘ • BGN/PCGN: net • Okell: neʔ

Adjective

နက် • (nak)

black
deep (having its bottom far down)
dense (of forest)

Synonyms

(black): မည်း (many:)

Derived terms

အနက် (a.nak)

References

“နက်” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 554.
“နက်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

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