ကျက်

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕɛʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: kyak • ALA-LC: kyakʻ • BGN/PCGN: kyet • Okell: ceʔ

From Proto-Lolo-Burmese *glak (“to boil”), from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *s-(k/g)lak (“to cook, boil; cooked”). Cognate with Mizo tlak (“to boil or cook without salt”), Akha [script needed] (tjàq, “to boil, cook”) (STEDT).

ကျက် • (kyak)

1. to be properly cooked
2. (of a wound) to heal

Though not explicitly given etymology by STEDT (kyak "cooked; healed ( sore ) ; be acquainted, recognize"), probably a semantic extension of the "cook" sense in Etymology 1.

ကျက် • (kyak)

1. to memorize, learn by heart, learn by rote
2. to be familiar with, be intimate with

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