ဦးခိုက်

Burmese

Etymology

ဦး (u:, “first”) +‎ ခိုက် (hkuik, “to touch”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔúkʰaɪʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: u:hkuik • ALA-LC: ūʺkhuikʻ • BGN/PCGN: u:hkaik • Okell: ùhkaiʔ

Verb

ဦးခိုက် • (u:hkuik)

1. to pay obeisance
2. to serve food to elders first as a gesture of respect

Synonyms

• ဦးချ (u:hkya.)

References

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