Burmese

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Etymology

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Perhaps from a Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kwak (bowl), also reflected in Vietnamese cốc (glass, tumbler) (the latter borrowed from a Sino-Tibetan language).

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “STEDT apparently has a Chinese comparandum for this term, listed as "S583", but no character is given. Is this a clerical error, and is there a potential Chinese cognate?”

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kʰwɛʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hkwak • ALA-LC: khvakʻ • BGN/PCGN: hkwet • Okell: hkweʔ

Noun

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ခွက် (hkwak)

  1. cup, bowl
    ရေ နှစ်ခွက်re hnachkwaktwo cups of water

Derived terms

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See also

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Verb

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ခွက် (hkwak)

  1. to sag (at the middle of a surface, like a cup)

Further reading

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