Burmese

Alternative forms

• လဖက် ‎(la.hpak)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ləpʰɛʔ/

Noun

လက်ဖက် • ‎(lakhpak) (Romanization: MLCTS: lakhpak • ALA-LC: lak‘phak‘ • BGN/PCGN: lăhpet • Okell: lăhpeʔ)

1. tea plant
2. pickled tea leaves
3. pickled tea leaves mixed with other ingredients and served as a local delicacy

Derived terms

• လက်ဖက်ခြောက် ‎(lakhpakhkrauk, “green tea”)
• လက်ဖက်စို ‎(lakhpakcui, “pickled tea leaves”)
• လက်ဖက်တွန် ‎(lakhpaktwan, “container basket for pickled tea leaves”)
• လက်ဖက်ထုပ် ‎(lakhpakhtup, “pickled tea packet”)
• လက်ဖက်ရည် ‎(lakhpak-rany, “tea (beverage)”)

Descendants

• → English: lahpet

Etymology 2

From လက် ‎(lak, “arm, hand”) +‎ ဖက် ‎(hpak, “to embrace”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛʔ pʰɛʔ/

Noun

လက်ဖက် • ‎(lakhpak) (Romanization: MLCTS: lakhpak • ALA-LC: lak‘phak‘ • BGN/PCGN: lethpet • Okell: leʔhpeʔ)

1. unit of dry measure for the amount contained in a cupped hand
2. unit of measure for girth of trees, pillars; equivalent to what can be encircled in both arms

Coordinate terms

• လက်ဆုပ် ‎(lakhcup, “unit of measure for a fistful”)
• လက်ဆွန်း ‎(lakhcwan:, “unit of measure for half a fistful”)
• လက်ခုပ် ‎(lakhkup, “unit of measure for amount contained in two cupped hands”)