တွက်
Burmese
editEtymology
editProvisionally inherited from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *twak. Cognate with Tedim Chin tuak.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /twɛʔ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: twak • ALA-LC: tvakʻ • BGN/PCGN: twet • Okell: tweʔ
Verb
editတွက် • (twak)
- to do or work out arithmetical sums; solve mathematical problem; calculate; compute
- to consider; reckon
- to refuse to do things because others would not
- to nudge; make a side thrust (with a knife)
Descendants
editParticle
editတွက် • (twak)
- numerical classifier used in counting the snapping of fingers
References
edit- “တွက်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.