နောက်ကျ

Burmese

FWOTD – 10 November 2016

Etymology

နောက် (nauk, “previous”) +‎ ကျ (kya., “fall”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /naʊʔt͡ɕa̰/

Romanization: MLCTS: naukkya. • ALA-LC: nok‘kya • BGN/PCGN: naukkya. • Okell: nauʔcá

Verb

နောက်ကျ • (naukkya.)

to be late (not arriving until after an expected time)

Further reading

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

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