Burmese edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /maɪʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: muik • ALA-LC: muikʻ • BGN/PCGN: maik • Okell: maiʔ

Etymology 1 edit

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Adjective edit

မိုက် (muik)

  1. dark
  2. stupid, foolish, unruly
  3. rebellious

Noun edit

မိုက် (muik)

  1. earth, litter, debris mixed with gold waste, in a goldsmith's shop

Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Learned borrowing from Pali muṭhi

Noun edit

မိုက် (muik)

  1. unit of measurement for length equivalent to six inches

Etymology 3 edit

Learned borrowing from Pali mūsā

Noun edit

မိုက် (muik)

  1. crucible

Etymology 4 edit

Borrowed from English mike.

Noun edit

မိုက် (muik)

  1. microphone
  2. (slang) penis, dick
Synonyms edit

References edit