ကွက်

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Burmese

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Etymology

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According to Luce, related to Old Chinese (OC *kʷɯːɡ, “country, nation”),[1] which seems to be tentatively supported by Schuessler; see the Chinese for more.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kwɛʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: kwak • ALA-LC: kvakʻ • BGN/PCGN: kwet • Okell: kweʔ

Verb

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ကွက် (kwak)

  1. to mark off a square or circular figure, make a box pattern; to tonsure
  2. to be marked with a square or circular pattern; to be confined to a certain area
  3. to be tainted or stained

Adverb

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ကွက် (kwak)

  1. (done or said) selectively; with partiality
  2. divided and separated, left a word, shaving

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-AK and -WAK Finals (55. Spot; Defined area; Kingdom)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 69

Further reading

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Mon

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Noun

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ကွက် (kwak)

  1. matter of importance.

Verb

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ကွက် (kwak)

  1. to hang up
    ဍေံကွက်ထောံနောတ်လ္တူဒဒၚ်ဂှ်။
    ḍeṃ kwak thoṃ not ltū hadaṅ ghh
    He hangs the sickle up on the wall.