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