လောက်

Burmese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /laʊʔ/

Romanization: MLCTS: lauk • ALA-LC: lok‘ • BGN/PCGN: lauk • Okell: lauʔ

Etymology 1

Adjective

လောက် • (lauk)

enough, sufficient

Synonyms

တော် (tau)

Postposition

လောက် • (lauk)

about (near, approximately, regarding time, size or quantity)

Derived terms

ဘယ်လောက် (bhailauk, “how much, how many”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Mon လံက် (lok), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *lɔk. Compare also Vietnamese nọc nọc (“tadpole”).

Noun

လောက် • (lauk)

maggot (dipterous insect’s larva that eats decomposing flesh)

Further reading

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

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