သောက်

See also: သကြား, သိုက်, and သောကြာ

Burmese

Etymology

From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *s(y)awk (“breast; to suck, drink”) (STEDT). Compare Chinese 欶 (shuò, sòu, “to suck in”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Is the "ray of light" meaning from a different root?”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /θaʊʔ/

Romanization: MLCTS: sauk • ALA-LC: sokʻ • BGN/PCGN: thauk • Okell: thauʔ

Noun

သောက် • (sauk)

rays (of light)
(euphemistic, swear word) Synonym of စောက် (cauk)

Verb

သောက် • (sauk)

to drink
to smoke
ဆေးလိပ်မသောက်ရ
hce:lipma.saukra.
No smoking
to lighten up
(regional, Mandalay) to eat (a noodle soup)
မုန့်ဟင်းခါးသွားသောက်ကြစို့
mun.hang:hka:swa:saukkra.cui.
Let's go eat mohinga

References

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

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