နှိုက်နှိုက်ချွတ်ချွတ်

Burmese

Etymology

Reduplication of နှိုက် (hnuik, “to put one's hand into pocket, go deeper”) + reduplication of ချွတ် (hkywat, “to remove, scrape”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /n̥aɪʔn̥aɪʔt͡ɕʰʊʔt͡ɕʰʊʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hnuikhnuikhkywathkywat • ALA-LC: nhuikʻnhuikʻkhyvatʻkhyvatʻ • BGN/PCGN: hnaikhnaikchutchut • Okell: hnaiʔhnaiʔhcuʔhcuʔ

Adverb

နှိုက်နှိုက်ချွတ်ချွတ် • (hnuikhnuikhkywathkywat)

  1. thoroughly, fully, in detail
    နှိုက်နှိုက်ချွတ်ချွတ်မေးတယ် ― hnuikhnuikhkywathkywatme:tai ― to ask intrusive questions

Further reading

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