ပုရွက်

Burmese

ပုရွက်

Etymology

Form Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k/p/s-rwak.

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ပု'ရွက်
• IPA^(key): /pəjwɛʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: pu.rwak • ALA-LC: purvakʻ • BGN/PCGN: păywet • Okell: păyweʔ

Noun

ပုရွက် • (pu.rwak)

1. ant (insect)

Synonyms

• ပုရွက်ဆိတ် (pu.rwakhcit)

Further reading

• “ပုရွက်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.