အိုက်

Burmese

Etymology

Not given etymology by STEDT (uik "feel warm, close"), while Schuessler (2007) compares 燠 (OC *quːʔ, *quːɡs, *quɡ, “warm, sweltering”). However, as a word with a final -uik, there is a high chance that the word is a loan from Mon, per Hill 2019.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaɪʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: uik • ALA-LC: ʼuikʻ • BGN/PCGN: aik • Okell: aiʔ

Verb

အိုက် • (uik)

1. to be warm, be stuffy
2. to be wilted
3. (of mind) to be in a troubled or indecisive state, be in a fix

Derived terms

• စိတ်အိုက် (cit-uik)
• ပူအိုက် (puuik)
• ရေအိုက် (reuik)
• အကြံအိုက် (a.kram-uik)
• အိုက်စပ်စပ် (uikcapcap)

Further reading

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