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နောက်

See also: နက်

Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /naʊʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: nauk • ALA-LC: nokʻ • BGN/PCGN: nauk • Okell: nauʔ

Etymology 1

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (nɔk "turbid / muddy"). Luce 1981 gives Old Chinese 淖 (OC *rneːwɢs, “mud; to make turbid”) as a cognate;[1] this comparison appears to match fairly well with Zhengzhang's Old Chinese reconstruction. Bears very vague resemblance to Old Chinese 濁 (OC *rdoːɡ, “muddy. turbid”), though probably not cognate with the latter.”

Adjective

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နောက် • (nauk)

  1. (of liquid, etc.) muddy (turbid), cloudy, not clear
  2. (of the mind) troubled

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Etymology 2

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Doesn't appear to be mentioned by STEDT, and not mentioned by Luce 1981. Resembles Old Chinese 惱 (OC *nuːʔ, “to be irritated, vexed”), 鬧 (OC *rnaːws, “to be noisy, make a disturbance”).”

Verb

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နောက် • (nauk)

  1. to tease, joke, make fun of

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Etymology 3

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-nu(ŋ/k) (“back, behind, after”). Cognate with Mizo hnung (“back, rear”) (STEDT).

Adjective

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နောက် • (nauk)

  1. (colloquial) next (day, year, etc.), future
  2. past, previous, last
  3. latter
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Postposition

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နောက် • (nauk)

  1. behind, in back of
    ဆိုင်နောက်ဘက် ― hcuingnaukbhak ― behind the shop
  2. past
  3. after

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References

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  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-OK Finals (28. Turbid; Muddy)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 81

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