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Burmese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *s(y)awk (“breast; to suck, drink”) (STEDT). Compare Old Chinese 欶 (OC *sloːɡs, *sroːɡ, “to suck in”).
Verb
သောက် • (sauk)
- to drink
- to smoke
ဆေးလိပ်မသောက်ရ- hce:lipma.saukra.
- No smoking
- (regional, Mandalay) to eat (a noodle soup)
မုန့်ဟင်းခါးသွားသောက်ကြစို့- mun.hang:hka:swa:saukkra.cui.
- Let's go eat mohinga
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Euphemistic form of စောက် (cauk).
Noun
သောက် • (sauk)
- (euphemistic, swear word) Synonym of စောက် (cauk, “female genitalia, pussy”)
Etymology 3
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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (sok-hruʼ "brilliant star"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981. Middle Chinese 灼 (MC tsyak, “to burn, scorch”) resembles the Burmese word in sound and meaning, though the Old Chinese reconstruction of 灼 (OC *pljewɢ) doesn't support a connection.”
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Verb
သောက် • (sauk)
- to lighten up
Noun
သောက် • (sauk)
- rays (of light)
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