ထွက်

Burmese

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-twak (“to come or go out; to emerge”). Cognate with Chinese 出 (chū, “come out, leave”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰwɛʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: htwak • ALA-LC: thvakʻ • BGN/PCGN: htwet • Okell: htweʔ

Verb

ထွက် • (htwak)-သည်

1. to go out, to come out
2. to yield, to produce
3. to depart, to leave
4. to speak, to state, to say

Derived terms

• ထွက်ခြင်း (htwakhkrang:)

References

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