လောက်
Burmese edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /laʊʔ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: lauk • ALA-LC: lokʻ • BGN/PCGN: lauk • Okell: lauʔ
Etymology 1 edit
Adjective edit
လောက် • (lauk)
Synonyms edit
- တော် (tau)
Postposition edit
လောက် • (lauk)
- about (near, approximately, regarding time, size or quantity)
Synonyms edit
- ခန့် (hkan.) (formal, literary)
Derived terms edit
- ဘယ်လောက် (bhailauk, “how much, how many”)
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Mon လံက် (lok), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *lɔk.
Noun edit
လောက် • (lauk)
- maggot (dipterous insect’s larva that eats decomposing flesh)
Further reading edit
- “လောက်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.