ဝက်

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Burmese

ဝက်

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wɛʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: wak • ALA-LC: vakʻ • BGN/PCGN: wet • Okell: weʔ

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pʷak (pig) (STEDT)

Noun

ဝက် (wak)

  1. pig
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Etymology 2

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pʷak (half, one of a pair, side); see ဖက် (hpak, to match) for more (STEDT).

Verb

ဝက် (wak)

  1. to halve
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