shawk

Jingpho

Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese လျှောက် (hlyauk).

Verb

shawk

  1. to petition

References

  • Kurabe, Keita (31 December 2016) “Phonology of Burmese loanwords in Jinghpaw”, in Kyoto University Linguistic Research‎[1], volume 35, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 91–128

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish sebac, from Old English heafoc, from Proto-West Germanic *habuk, from Proto-Germanic *habukaz. Cognate with Irish seabhac.

Noun

shawk m (genitive singular shawk, plural shawkyn)

  1. hawk, falcon

Derived terms

  • shawk eeastee
  • shawk Eeslannagh
  • shawk firryn
  • shawk Greenlannagh
  • shawk ny sperriu
  • shawk sperriu
  • shawkagh
  • shawkoil

Mutation

Mutation of shawk
radical lenition eclipsis
shawk hawk
after "yn", çhawk		 unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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