တိုက်

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Burmese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /taɪʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: tuik • ALA-LC: tuikʻ • BGN/PCGN: taik • Okell: taiʔ

Etymology 1[edit]

Unknown. Shared lexeme across several languages in mainland Southeast Asia, including Mon တိုက်, Thai ตึก (dtʉ̀k), and Lao ຕຶກ (tưk).[1]

Noun[edit]

တိုက် (tuik)

  1. brick building.
  2. cell; chamber.
  3. building or place where some specialized activity is carried out, such as business concern, depository, works, store, etc.
  4. continent.
  5. (historical) administrative unit; circle within a state
  6. group of buildings belonging to a monastery or nunnery.
Descendants[edit]
  • Shan: တိူၵ်ႈ (tōek, brick building; continent)
See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mathias Jenny (2015) “Foreign influence in the Burmese language”, in International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges

Etymology 2[edit]

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Mon ဗတိုက်

Verb[edit]

တိုက် (tuik)

  1. to dash against; to bump against into; to crash; to collide.
  2. to blow; to sail.
  3. to attack; to fight.
  4. to rob.
  5. to incite; to set on.
  6. to brush; to polish; to shine; to scrub; to scour.
  7. to coincide; to synchronize; to check; to check against; to verify.
  8. to rehearse.
  9. to give offer or entertain (with liquid refreshments).
  10. to cart or transport (things) in vehicles.
Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • တိုက်” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 501.
  • တိုက်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

Mon[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Myanmar) IPA(key): /tak/
  • (file)

Etymology 1[edit]

Unknown. Shared lexeme across several languages in mainland Southeast Asia, including Burmese တိုက် (tuik), Thai ตึก (dtʉ̀k), and Lao ຕຶກ (tưk).[1]

Noun[edit]

တိုက် (tiuk)

  1. building of brick, stone, or cement
  2. public building, hall, brick or stone building, any secure place, a depository

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mathias Jenny (2015) “Foreign influence in the Burmese language”, in International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges

Etymology 2[edit]

Adverb[edit]

တိုက် (tiuk)

  1. by land

Noun[edit]

တိုက် (tiuk)

  1. walking
    အဲဟွံမိက်ဍိုက်ကွဳ အဲကွာ်ကၠုၚ်တိုက်ဏောၚ်။
    ʼoa hwaṃmik ḍiuk kwī ʼoakwāk kluṅ tiuk ṇoṅ.
    I don't want to ride I will walk.

Etymology 3[edit]

Noun[edit]

တိုက် (tiuk)

  1. high quality of crockery, porcelain, china, chinaware

Etymology 4[edit]

Verb[edit]

တိုက် (tiuk)

  1. to play (musical instrument)
  2. to beat
  3. to strike (a drum or a gong)