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ပေါက်

Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /paʊʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: pauk • ALA-LC: pokʻ • BGN/PCGN: pauk • Okell: pauʔ

Etymology 1

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “A very wide range of meanings, all grouped together by MED. Unclear if mentioned by STEDT (pɔk⁴ "puncture (sthg.)"), and if so, not given etymology, while Luce gives three sets of comparanda for various sense-families:

Verb

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ပေါက် • (pauk)

  1. to be breached, be broken, have a puncture, be pierced, perforated
  2. to burst; explode
  3. to let out (a fart), break wind
  4. to win
  5. to hatch, give birth
  6. to sprout, grow, erect, break out
  7. to understand
  8. to reach, make, come to, sell for, fetch, appear (suddenly)
  9. to gain one's appetite
  10. to break, set in
  11. to undergo fermentation; be fermented
  12. (same as ပေါက်ရောက် (pauk-rauk)) to have access to (people of position)
  13. (same as ပေါက်ကြား (paukkra:)) to leak (of secrets)
  14. to give a blow, chop, strike, stamp
  15. to throw
  16. to bribe (with money), lavish money on somebody to gain something
  17. to achieve
  18. to appear to be; seem to be; look like

Adjective

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ပေါက် • (pauk)

  1. adolescent; teenage
  2. young; fledgling

Noun

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ပေါက် • (pauk)

  1. (same as အပေါက် (a.pauk)) hole, opening; prospect, opportunity, likelihood; blister
  2. drop, droplet, spot, dot, pip
  3. (music) pitch (in traditional Myanmar music)
  4. the manner or style of speaking
  5. facial expression

Classifier

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ပေါက် • (pauk)

  1. numerical classifier used in counting dots or drops
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Doesn't seem to be mentioned by STEDT or Luce 1981. Semantic extension of "to sprout, grow"? Otherwise, Old Chinese 樸 (OC *baː, *pʰroːɡ, *poːɡ, *boːɡ, “simple, tree bark”) is phonetically somewhat similar but with tenuous semantics.”

Noun

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ပေါက် • (pauk)

  1. the flame of the forest (a tree bearing showy clusters of red flowers in April), parrot tree, bastard teak (Butea monosperma)

Etymology 3

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Doesn't seem to be mentioned by STEDT or Luce 1981. Alternate form of ဗောက် (bauk)?”

Noun

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ပေါက် • (pauk)

  1. Alternative form of ဗောက် (bauk, “dandruff; wild gooseberry”)

References

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  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-OK Finals (32. Hole; to Bore, Pierce, Burst; Hatch out)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 81
  2. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-OK Finals (33. Sprout; to Appear; Rapcran (??); Young (of animals))”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 81
  3. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-OK Finals (34. to Paddle; to Dig, Strike (forward + drum (?))”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 81

Further reading

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