စောက်

• IPA^(key): /saʊʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: cauk • ALA-LC: cokʻ • BGN/PCGN: sauk • Okell: sauʔ

(for the "to be steep" verbal sense:)

• Phonetic respelling: ဇောက်
• IPA^(key): /zaʊʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: cauk • ALA-LC: cokʻ • BGN/PCGN: zauk • Okell: sauʔ

From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *dzjuk ~ tsjuk (“vulva”), with cognates mostly within Burmish.^[1]

စောက် • (cauk)

1. (slang, vulgar) female genitalia

စောက် • (cauk)

1. interjection of irritation similar in usage to English "damn"

From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *tsjuk (“steep”). Cognate with Mizo tśhuk (“to descend; steep (downwards), down”) (STEDT); note also similarities with Old Chinese 峭 (OC *sʰews, “steep, precipitous, rugged”).

စောက် • (cauk)

1. to be steep

စောက် • (cauk)

1. depth, height

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