Burmese

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Etymology

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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 (hljɔk "walk"), and additionally unclear if the "address, apply" sense is etymologically related to the "walk, go about" sense (though MED groups them together). For the "address" sense, Luce adduces no cognates.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃaʊʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hlyauk • ALA-LC: lyhokʻ • BGN/PCGN: shauk • Okell: hyauʔ

Verb

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လျှောက် (hlyauk)

  1. to walk, go about
  2. to circulate
  3. to address formally (a subordinate to a superior)
  4. to apply for (positions, places, jobs, materials, etc.)

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Derived terms

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Adverb

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လျှောက် (hlyauk)

  1. indiscriminately

References

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  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-OK Finals (59. to Address (a superior)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 83

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