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လိုက်

See also: လက်, လကး, လောက်, လောက, လျှောက်, and လှော်ကား

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Etymology

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From Proto-Southwestern Tai *lɯəkᴰ (“to choose”). Cognate with Thai เลือก (lʉ̂ʉak), Northern Thai ᩃᩮᩬᩥᨠ, Lao ເລືອກ (lư̄ak), Shan လိူၵ်ႈ (lōek), Tai Nüa ᥘᥫᥐ (loek), Ahom 𑜎𑜢𑜤𑜀𑜫 (lük).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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လ︀ိုက︀် (luek)

  1. to choose.

Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /laɪʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: luik • ALA-LC: luikʻ • BGN/PCGN: laik • Okell: laiʔ

Etymology 1

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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 (luik "follow"). Per Hill (2019) (p. 51), Burmese words with a final "-uik" tend to be difficult or impossible to find Sino-Tibetan comparanda for, and are quite likely to be borrowings from Mon.”

Verb

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လိုက် • (luik)

  1. to follow (go or come after in physical space), chase, hunt, go after
  2. to follow some course of action
  3. to pursue a particular vocation
  4. to indulge in some activity with abandon
  5. to ensue from, happen as a result of some action
  6. to make up the difference in a barter
  7. to serve additional helpings
  8. to act in accordance with, do something in proportion to
  9. to take after
  10. to go well with, be compatible
  11. to treat as if one were

Particle

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လိုက် • (luik)

  1. emphatic particle suffixed to verbs and adjectives after collocating with ပါ၊ရ်္ သည်၊ရ်္ တာ (pa|r, sany|r, ta), often indicating a casual command
  2. particle suffixed to nouns to form adverbs indicating adherence to a certain form
  3. word replicated and suffixed to a pair of verbs to denote a recurring theme

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Etymology 2

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Doesn't seem to be mentioned by STEDT. As an -uik final, probably borrowed from some other language, likely Mon.”

Noun

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လိုက် • (luik)

  1. bier decorated with drapery
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