နောက်

See also: နက်

Burmese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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"), and Luce 1981 doesn't appear to cover this word's finals (-AUK). Bears very vague resemblance to Old Chinese 濁 (OC *rdoːɡ, “muddy. turbid”), though probably not cognate.”

Adjective

နောက် • (nauk)

muddy (turbid)

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

နောက် • (nauk)

(colloquial) next (day, year, etc.)

Synonyms

နောင် (naung) (formal, literary)

Postposition

နောက် • (nauk)

behind, in back of
ဆိုင်နောက်ဘက် ― hcuingnaukbhak ― behind the shop
after