နှောက်

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Burmese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /n̥aʊʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hnauk • ALA-LC: nhokʻ • BGN/PCGN: hnauk • Okell: hnauʔ
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Etymology 1

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Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (hnok "stir up, make turbid; agitate; molest"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981. Bears resemblance to Old Chinese 鬧 (OC *rnaːws, “to create a disturbance, be noisy”).”

Verb

နှောက် • (hnauk)

  1. to cause water or liquid to turn turbid (by disturbing, agitating, stirring)
  2. to stir up, foment (trouble)
  3. to convulse, disturb
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Etymology 2

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-nəw-k (“brain”). Cognate with Nuosu ꀑꆊ (o not, “brain”), Old Chinese 腦 (OC *nuːʔ), Jingpho nu' (“brain”), Drung unu (“brain; mind”), Japhug tɯrnoʁ, S'gaw Karen ခိၣ်နူာ် (khoh̀noọ, “brain”) (STEDT).

Noun

နှောက် • (hnauk)

  1. (in compounds) brain
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