မီးခွက်

Burmese

Etymology

မီး (mi:, “fire”) +‎ ခွက် (hkwak, “cup”)

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: မီးဂွက်
• IPA^(key): /míɡwɛʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: mi:hkwak • ALA-LC: mīʺkhvakʻ • BGN/PCGN: mi:gwet • Okell: mìhkweʔ

Noun

မီးခွက် • (mi:hkwak)

1. lamp

References

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