မွၵ်ႇ

Shan

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mɔk̚˩/
  • Rhymes: -ɔk̚

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ɓloːkᴰ (“flower”). Cognate with Thai ดอก (dɔ̀ɔk), Lao ດອກ (dǭk), Northern Thai ᨯᩬᨠ, Tai Dam ꪚꪮꪀ, ꪒꪮꪀ, Tai Nüa ᥛᥩᥐᥱ (mǒak), Phake မွက် (mok), Ahom 𑜉𑜨𑜀𑜫 (mok), 𑜈𑜨𑜀𑜫 (bok), Nong Zhuang ndog.

Alternative forms
  • ဝွၵ်ႇ (wàuk) — southern

Noun

မွၵ်ႇ • (màuk)

  1. flower; blossom

Verb

မွၵ်ႇ • (màuk) (abstract noun လွင်ႈမွၵ်ႇ)

  1. to blossom

Etymology 2

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰmɔːkᴰᴸ¹ (“fog; mist”), from Proto-Tai *ʰmoːkᴰ (“fog; mist”), from Old Chinese 霧 (OC *moɡs, *moːŋ, “fog; mist”).[1] Cognate with Thai หมอก (mɔ̀ɔk), Lao ໝອກ (mǭk), Lü ᦖᦸᧅᧈ (ṁoak¹), Tai Nüa ᥛᥩᥐᥱ (mǒak), Ahom 𑜉𑜨𑜀𑜫 (mok), Zhuang mok, Nong Zhuang moag or mog, Saek ม̄อก.

Noun

မွၵ်ႇ • (màuk)

  1. cloud not fraught with rain

Etymology 3

Cognate with Thai บอก (bɔ̀ɔk), Northern Thai ᨷᩬᨠ, Lao ບອກ (bǭk), Lü ᦢᦸᧅᧈ (ḃoak¹) or ᦢᦸᧅ (ḃoak), Tai Dam ꪚꪮꪀ, Tai Nüa ᥛᥩᥐᥱ (mǒak), Ahom 𑜈𑜨𑜀𑜫 (bok).

Alternative forms
  • ဝွၵ်ႇ (wàuk) — southern

Verb

မွၵ်ႇ • (màuk) (abstract noun လွင်ႈမွၵ်ႇ)

  1. to speak; to announce; to inform
  2. to invite

References
  1. Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2014) “Layers of Chinese Loanwords in Proto-Southwestern Tai as Evidence for the Dating of the Spread of Southwestern Tai”, in MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities, volume 20 (special issue), Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University, →ISSN, pages 47–68.
  • Moeng, Sao Tern (1995) Shan-English Dictionary‎, Dunwoody Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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