ဗိုက်

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Burmese

ဗိုက်

Etymology

According to STEDT, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-puːk (belly; vitals; hollow object; cave), whence Old Chinese (OC *puɡ, “belly, abdomen”). However, the -uik final suggests a borrowing from Mon; as noted on the page for the Chinese term, similar words exist in Mon-Khmer, suggesting an areal relation or a very deep inheritance past the point of reconstructability.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baɪʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: buik • ALA-LC: buikʻ • BGN/PCGN: baik • Okell: baiʔ

Noun

ဗိုက် (buik)

  1. stomach, belly
    Synonym: ဝမ်း (wam:)
    ဗိုက်နာတယ်buiknataistomach hurts
  2. pregnancy

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