ပေါက်တူး

Burmese

Etymology

Analyzable as ပေါက် (pauk, “to be breached, strike”) +‎ တူး (tu:, “to dig”), though a borrowing from Mon ၜံက်တူ has also been suggested, if the Mon was not borrowed from the Burmese.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paʊʔtú/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: pauktu: • ALA-LC: pokʻtūʺ • BGN/PCGN: pauktu: • Okell: pauʔtù

Noun

ပေါက်တူး • (pauktu:)

  1. mattock

Further reading

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