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ကြွက်

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Burmese

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ကြွက်

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕwɛʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: krwak • ALA-LC: krvakʻ • BGN/PCGN: kywet • Okell: cweʔ

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Lolo-Burmese *k-r-wakᴴ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rwak (rat). Cognate with Chepang रोक्‌युः (rok.yuʔ) and Nuosu (hxie).

Noun

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ကြွက် (krwak)

  1. mouse, rat
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See also

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Etymology 2

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (krwɑk⁴ htɑ³ "flesh / muscle"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981. Probably a semantic extension of Etymology 1, just as English muscle is related to mouse.”

Noun

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ကြွက် (krwak)

  1. muscle
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Further reading

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