ထွက်

Burmese

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-twak (“to come or go out; to emerge”). Cognate with Chinese 出 (chū, “come out, leave”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tʰwɛʔ/

Romanization: MLCTS: htwak • ALA-LC: thvakʻ • BGN/PCGN: htwet • Okell: htweʔ

Verb

ထွက် • (htwak)-သည်

to go out, to come out
to yield, to produce
to depart, to leave
to speak, to state, to say

Derived terms

ထွက်ခြင်း (htwakhkrang:)

References

“ထွက်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

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