Burmese

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Etymology

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (ruik "strike"), and words with its finals aren't covered by Luce 1981. As a -uik final word, it's likely to be borrowed from Mon.”

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /jaɪʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: ruik • ALA-LC: ruikʻ • BGN/PCGN: yaik • Okell: yaiʔ

Verb

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ရိုက် (ruik)

  1. to hit (deliver a blow), strike, beat
  2. to strike, beat, dash
  3. to stamp
  4. to take (a picture, photograph); to film, shoot a film
    ဓာတ်ပုံရိုက်dhatpum-ruikto take pictures, to photograph
  5. to play (cards)
  6. to play
  7. to drive in
  8. to fine

Classifier

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ရိုက် (ruik)

  1. numerical classifier for counting lengths measured with a bamboo pole

Derived terms

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Further reading

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