လိုက်

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Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *lɯəkᴰ (to choose). Cognate with Thai เลือก (lʉ̂ʉak), Northern Thai ᩃᩮᩬᩥᨠ, Lao ເລືອກ (lư̄ak), Shan လိူၵ်ႈ (lōek), Tai Nüa ᥘᥫᥐ (loek), Ahom 𑜎𑜢𑜤𑜀𑜫 (lük).

Pronunciation

Verb

လ︀ိုက︀် (luek)

  1. to choose.

Burmese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laɪʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: luik • ALA-LC: luikʻ • BGN/PCGN: laik • Okell: laiʔ

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 (luik "follow"). Per Hill (2019) (p. 51), Burmese words with a final "-uik" tend to be difficult or impossible to find Sino-Tibetan comparanda for, and are quite likely to be borrowings from Mon.”

Verb

လိုက် (luik)

  1. to follow (go or come after in physical space), chase, hunt, go after
  2. to follow some course of action
  3. to pursue a particular vocation
  4. to indulge in some activity with abandon
  5. to ensue from, happen as a result of some action
  6. to make up the difference in a barter
  7. to serve additional helpings
  8. to act in accordance with, do something in proportion to
  9. to take after
  10. to go well with, be compatible
  11. to treat as if one were

Particle

လိုက် (luik)

  1. emphatic particle suffixed to verbs and adjectives after collocating with ပါ၊ရ်္ သည်၊ရ်္ တာ (pa|r, sany|r, ta)
  2. particle suffixed to nouns to form adverbs indicating adherence to a certain form
  3. word replicated and suffixed to a pair of verbs to denote a recurring theme

Derived terms

Etymology 2

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Doesn't seem to be mentioned by STEDT. As an -uik final, probably borrowed from some other language, likely Mon.”

Noun

လိုက် (luik)

  1. bier decorated with drapery
Derived terms

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