အပေါက်

Burmese

Etymology

From အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) + a syllable ပေါက် (pauk) from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-puːk (“belly, vitals, hollow object, cave”) (STEDT). Cognate with ဗိုက် (buik, “belly”), Old Chinese 腹 (OC *puɡ, “belly; interior”); see the Chinese for more cognates.

Whether the "prospect" and "ill behavior" senses are linked to the "hole, opening" sense is unclear, though MED groups them together.

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: အ'ပေါက်
• IPA^(key): /ʔəpaʊʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: a.pauk • ALA-LC: ʼapokʻ • BGN/PCGN: ăpauk • Okell: ăpauʔ

Noun

အပေါက် • (a.pauk)

1. hole, puncture
2. opening, orifice
3. prospect, opportunity, likelihood
4. (colloquial) ill speech or behavior

Derived terms

• အကျအပေါက် (a.kya.a.pauk)
• အစက်အပေါက် (a.cak-a.pauk)
• အဆက်အပေါက် (a.hcak-a.pauk)
• အပေါက်ဆိုး (a.paukhcui:)
• အပေါက်တည့် (a.pauktany.)
• အပေါက်ဝ (a.pauk-wa.)
• အပေါက်အစ (a.pauk-a.ca.)
• အပေါက်အစများ (a.pauk-a.ca.mya:)
• အပေါက်အစရှာ (a.pauk-a.ca.hra)
• အပေါက်အလမ်း (a.pauk-a.lam:)
• အပေါက်အလမ်းတည့် (a.pauk-a.lam:tany.)

 

Further reading

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