နောက်

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See also: နက်

Burmese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naʊʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: nauk • ALA-LC: nokʻ • BGN/PCGN: nauk • Okell: nauʔ

Etymology 1

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (nɔk "turbid / muddy"). Luce 1981 gives Old Chinese (OC *rneːwɢs, “mud; to make turbid”) as a cognate;[1] this comparison appears to match fairly well with Zhengzhang's Old Chinese reconstruction. Bears very vague resemblance to Old Chinese (OC *rdoːɡ, “muddy. turbid”), though probably not cognate with the latter.”

Adjective

နောက် (nauk)

  1. (of liquid, etc.) muddy (turbid), cloudy, not clear
  2. (of the mind) troubled
Derived terms

Etymology 2

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Doesn't appear to be mentioned by STEDT, and not mentioned by Luce 1981. Resembles Old Chinese (OC *nuːʔ, “to be irritated, vexed”), (OC *rnaːws, “to be noisy, make a disturbance”).”

Verb

နောက် (nauk)

  1. to tease, joke, make fun of
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-nu(ŋ/k) (back, behind, after). Cognate with Mizo hnung (back, rear) (STEDT).

Adjective

နောက် (nauk)

  1. (colloquial) next (day, year, etc.), future
  2. past, previous, last
  3. latter
Synonyms

Postposition

နောက် (nauk)

  1. behind, in back of
    ဆိုင်နောက်ဘက်hcuingnaukbhakbehind the shop
  2. past
  3. after

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-OK Finals (28. Turbid; Muddy)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 81

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