Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /maɪʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: muik • ALA-LC: muikʻ • BGN/PCGN: maik • Okell: maiʔ

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *muːŋ ~ r/s-muːk (foggy; dark; sullen; menacing; thunder) or from From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-maŋ ~ s-mak (dark,black).

Adjective

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မိုက် (muik)

  1. dark
  2. stupid, foolish, unruly
  3. rebellious

Noun

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မိုက် (muik)

  1. earth, litter, debris mixed with gold waste, in a goldsmith's shop

Derived terms

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Etymology 2

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Learned borrowing from Pali muṭhi

Noun

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မိုက် (muik)

  1. unit of measurement for length equivalent to six inches

Etymology 3

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Learned borrowing from Pali mūsā

Noun

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မိုက် (muik)

  1. crucible

Etymology 4

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Borrowed from English mike.

Noun

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မိုက် (muik)

  1. microphone
  2. (slang) penis, dick
Synonyms
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