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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Burmese က္လောက် (klok),[1] from Proto-Lolo-Burmese *k-lok ~ k-loŋ (stone), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-lu(ŋ/k) (stone). Perhaps cognate with Old Chinese (OC *ŋoɡ, “jade”) (STEDT).

Noun

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ကျောက် (kyauk)

  1. stone, rock, flint (hard earthen substance)[2][3]
    Synonym: ကျောက်ခဲ (kyaukhkai:)
  2. jewel, precious stone[3]
    Synonym: ကျောက်မျက်ရွဲ (kyaukmyak-rwai:)
  3. (medicine) calculus, gallstone, kidney stone[3]
  4. anchor[2][3]
    Synonym: ကျောက်ဆူး (kyaukhcu:)
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(rock):

(jewel):

(calculus):

(anchor):

Etymology 2

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “STEDT considers this equivalent to the "back" sense of Etymology 4, perhaps as smallpox would manifest around the waist and back. Not mentioned by Luce 1981.”

Noun

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ကျောက် (kyauk)

  1. contagious disease
    1. (in particular) smallpox, chickenpox
      Synonym: ကျောက်ကြီး (kyaukkri:)
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Etymology 3

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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 (kyok "kick"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981.”)

Verb

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ကျောက် (kyauk)

  1. to kick, strike[2]
Usage notes
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Judson (1921) says that this term is less common than ကန် (kan).[2]

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Etymology 4

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From Proto-Lolo-Burmese *gyukᴸ ~ džukᴸ (waist), from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *gyu-k ~ dzyu-k (idem). Cognate with Akha [script needed] (jo˰, waist) (STEDT).

Noun

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ကျောက် (kyauk)

  1. (mostly in compounds) back of animal[2]
    Synonym: ကျောက်ကုန်း (kyaukkun:)
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(Nouns)

References

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  1. ^ Rudolf A. Yanson (2002 January 1) A List of Old Burmese Words from 12th Century Inscriptions[1], Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 163–167
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 ကျောက်” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 219.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Ōno, Tōru (2000) ビルマ(ミャンマー)語辞典 [Burmese dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Daigakushorin, →ISBN, page 44

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