လက်ဖက်

Burmese

/lə.pʰɛk/, /lɛk.pʰak/

noun
Definitions
  • tea plant
  • pickled tea leaves
  • pickled tea leaves mixed with other ingredients and served as a local delicacy, lahpet
  • tea (plant or leaves).

Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese လက်ဖက် (tea, tea plant, fermented pickled tea) + Burmese လက် (hand, arm)+ Burmese ဖက် (embrace, leaf)inherited from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-la (leaf, tea, flat thing).

Origin

Proto-Sino-Tibetan

*s-la

Gloss

leaf, tea, flat thing

Concept
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Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

葉

Emoji
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