ပြောက်

Burmese

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *prawk (“speckled, variegated, piebald”); compare Old Chinese 駁 (OC *praːwɢ, “variegated”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pjaʊʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: prauk • ALA-LC: prokʻ • BGN/PCGN: pyauk • Okell: pyauʔ

Noun

ပြောက် • (prauk)

  1. (same as အပြောက် (a.prauk)) dot, speck, spot
  2. (same as အပြောက် (a.prauk)) decorative scroll and relief work

Verb

ပြောက် • (prauk)

  1. to be spotted, be speckled

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