ဝက်

See also: ဝှက် and ဝေးကွာ

Burmese

ဝက်

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɛʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: wak • ALA-LC: vakʻ • BGN/PCGN: wet • Okell: weʔ

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pʷak.

Noun

ဝက် • (wak)

1. pig

Derived terms

• ဝက်ဆီ (wakhci, “lard”)
• ဝက်ထီး (wakhti:, “boar”)
• ဝက်မ (wakma., “sow”)
• ဝက်သား (waksa:, “pork”)
• ဝက်ဝံ (wak-wam, “bear”)

Etymology 2

Verb

ဝက် • (wak)

1. to halve

Derived terms

• နာရီဝက် (nariwak)

References

• “ဝက်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.