ဦးခိုက်

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Burmese

Etymology

ဦး (u:, first) +‎ ခိုက် (hkuik, to touch)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔúkʰaɪʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: u:hkuik • ALA-LC: ūʺkhuikʻ • BGN/PCGN: u:hkaik • Okell: ùhkaiʔ

Verb

ဦးခိုက် (u:hkuik)

  1. to pay obeisance
  2. to serve food to elders first as a gesture of respect

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