စောက်

Burmese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saʊʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: cauk • ALA-LC: cokʻ • BGN/PCGN: sauk • Okell: sauʔ

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *dzyuk ~ tsyuk (“vulva”), with cognates mostly within Burmish.

Noun

စောက် • (cauk)

1. (slang, vulgar) female genitalia

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *tsyuk (“steep”). Cognate with Mizo tśhuk (“to descend; steep (downwards), down”) (STEDT); note also similarities with Old Chinese 峭 (OC *sʰews, “steep, precipitous, rugged”).

Verb

စောက် • (cauk)

1. to be steep

Noun

စောက် • (cauk)

1. depth, height

Further reading

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