လောက်

Burmese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laʊʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: lauk • ALA-LC: lokʻ • BGN/PCGN: lauk • Okell: lauʔ

Etymology 1

Adjective

လောက် • (lauk)

1. enough, sufficient

Synonyms

• တော် (tau)

Postposition

လောက် • (lauk)

1. 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)

1. 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.