တွက်
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Burmese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Provisionally inherited from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *twak. Cognate with Tedim Chin tuak.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /twɛʔ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: twak • ALA-LC: tvakʻ • BGN/PCGN: twet • Okell: tweʔ
Verb[edit]
တွက် • (twak)
- to do or work out arithmetical sums; solve mathematical problem; calculate; compute
- to consider; reckon
- to refuse to do things because others would not
- to nudge; make a side thrust (with a knife)
Descendants[edit]
Particle[edit]
တွက် • (twak)
- numerical classifier used in counting the snapping of fingers
References[edit]
- “တွက်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.