ဖောက်

Causative of ပေါက် (pauk, “to be breached”).

• IPA^(key): /pʰaʊʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hpauk • ALA-LC: phokʻ • BGN/PCGN: hpauk • Okell: hpauʔ

ဖောက် • (hpauk)

1. to bore a hole, punch, perforate
2. to open
3. to open up, construct
4. to pass the weft through the bank of warp threads
5. to deviate, go astray, become aberrant
6. to explode, fire
7. to breed
8. to germinate, cause to sprout
9. to interject
10. (in conversation) to go off on a tangent
11. to ferment
12. (in antiphonal singing) to chant in response, respond

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