ဝက်အူ

Burmese

Etymology

ဝက် (wak, “pig”) +‎ အူ (u, “intestine”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɛʔ.ʔù/
• Romanization: MLCTS: wak-u • ALA-LC: vakʻʼū • BGN/PCGN: wet-u • Okell: weʔu

Noun

ဝက်အူ • (wak-u)

1. screw

Descendants

• → Shan: ဝၢၵ်ႈဢူႇ (wāak ʼùu)
• → Jingpho: we wu

References

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