ညက်

Burmese

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *njewk (“soft, weak”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɲɛʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: nyak • ALA-LC: ññakʻ • BGN/PCGN: nyet • Okell: nyeʔ

Verb

ညက် • (nyak)

  1. to reduce to powder or paste
  2. (of skin) to be smooth and delicate
  3. (of personal style) to be smooth, be subtle, be suave

Derived terms

  • ကျေညက် (kye-nyak)
  • ကြေညက် (kre-nyak)
  • ကွမ်းတစ်ယာညက် (kwam:tacya-nyak)
  • ချောညက် (hkyau:nyak)
  • ညက်ညက်ကြေ (nyaknyakkre)
  • ညက်ညော (nyaknyau:)
  • ပဲမုန့်ညက် (pai:mun.nyak)
  • ဖုန်ဖုန်ညက်ညက် (hpunhpunnyaknyak)
  • မုန့်ညက် (mun.nyak)
  • မုန့်မုန့်ညက်ညက် (mun.mun.nyaknyak)

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