လောက်
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Burmese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /laʊʔ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: lauk • ALA-LC: lokʻ • BGN/PCGN: lauk • Okell: lauʔ
Etymology 1[edit]
Adjective[edit]
လောက် • (lauk)
Synonyms[edit]
- တော် (tau)
Postposition[edit]
လောက် • (lauk)
- about (near, approximately, regarding time, size or quantity)
Synonyms[edit]
- ခန့် (hkan.) (formal, literary)
Derived terms[edit]
- ဘယ်လောက် (bhailauk, “how much, how many”)
Etymology 2[edit]
Borrowed from Mon လံက် (lok), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *lɔk.
Noun[edit]
လောက် • (lauk)
- maggot (dipterous insect’s larva that eats decomposing flesh)
Further reading[edit]
- “လောက်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.