အခေါက်

Burmese

အခေါက် (a.hkauk)

Etymology

အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) +‎ ခေါက် (hkauk, “tree bark”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: အ'ခေါက်
• IPA^(key): /ʔəkʰaʊʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: a.hkauk • ALA-LC: ʼakhokʻ • BGN/PCGN: ăhkauk • Okell: ăhkauʔ

Noun

အခေါက် • (a.hkauk)

1. bark (exterior covering of a tree)
2. rind (of pork)
3. fold
4. number of times

Derived terms

• အခေါက်ခေါက်အခါခါ (a.hkaukhkauk-a.hkahka)
• အခေါက်ရွှေ (a.hkaukhrwe)

 

Further reading

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