ကျောက်

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See also: ကြာကြာ, ကိုက်, ကြိုက်, ကြောက်, ကြိုးကြာ, ကြက်, and ကြွက်

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Burmese က္လောက် (klok),[1] from Proto-Lolo-Burmese *k-lok ~ k-loŋ (“stone”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-lu(ŋ/k) (“stone”). Perhaps cognate with Old Chinese 玉 (OC *ŋoɡ, “jade”) (STEDT).

Noun

ကျောက် • (kyauk)

  1. stone, rock, flint (hard earthen substance)[2][3]
    Synonym: ကျောက်ခဲ (kyaukhkai:)
  2. jewel, precious stone[3]
    Synonym: ကျောက်မျက်ရွဲ (kyaukmyak-rwai:)
  3. (medicine) calculus, gallstone, kidney stone[3]
  4. anchor[2][3]
    Synonym: ကျောက်ဆူး (kyaukhcu:)
Derived terms

(rock):

(jewel):

(calculus):

(anchor):

Etymology 2

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “STEDT considers this equivalent to the "back" sense of Etymology 4, perhaps as smallpox would manifest around the waist and back. Not mentioned by Luce 1981.”

Noun

ကျောက် • (kyauk)

  1. contagious disease
    1. (in particular) smallpox, chickenpox
      Synonym: ကျောက်ကြီး (kyaukkri:)
Derived terms

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (kyok "kick"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981.”)

Verb

ကျောက် • (kyauk)

  1. to kick, strike[2]
Usage notes

Judson (1921) says that this term is less common than ကန် (kan).[2]

Derived terms

Etymology 4

From Proto-Lolo-Burmese *gyukᴸ ~ džukᴸ (“waist”), from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *gyu-k ~ dzyu-k (“idem”). Cognate with Akha (jo˰, “waist”) (STEDT).

Noun

ကျောက် • (kyauk)

  1. (mostly in compounds) back of animal[2]
    Synonym: ကျောက်ကုန်း (kyaukkun:)
Derived terms

(Nouns)

References

  1. ^ Rudolf A. Yanson (2002 January 1) A List of Old Burmese Words from 12th Century Inscriptions‎, Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 163–167
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 “ကျောက်” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 219.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Ōno, Tōru (2000) ビルマ(ミャンマー)語辞典 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Daigakushorin, →ISBN, page 44

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