Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /paɪʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: puik • ALA-LC: puikʻ • BGN/PCGN: paik • Okell: paiʔ

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from English pipe.

Noun

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ပိုက် (puik)

  1. pipe (plumbing); hose pipe
  2. straw

Etymology 2

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Noun

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ပိုက် (puik)

  1. net

Etymology 3

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ba (to carry (on back or shoulders)). Cognate with Chinese (, to bear) and Chinese (back).

Verb

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ပိုက် (puik)

  1. to bear; to hold