နောက်

• IPA^(key): /naʊʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: nauk • ALA-LC: nokʻ • BGN/PCGN: nauk • Okell: nauʔ

နောက် • (nauk)

1. (of liquid, etc.) muddy (turbid), cloudy, not clear
2. (of the mind) troubled

နောက် • (nauk)

1. to tease, joke, make fun of

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-nu(ŋ/k) (“back, behind, after”). Cognate with Mizo hnung (“back, rear”) (STEDT).

နောက် • (nauk)

1. (colloquial) next (day, year, etc.), future
2. past, previous, last
3. latter

• နောင် (naung) (formal, literary)

နောက် • (nauk)

1. behind, in back of

   ဆိုင်နောက်ဘက် ― hcuingnaukbhak ― behind the shop

2. past
3. after

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