မက်

• IPA^(key): /mɛʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: mak • ALA-LC: makʻ • BGN/PCGN: met • Okell: meʔ

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(s/r)-ma(ŋ/k) (“dream”) (STEDT). The "covet, crave" sense is likely a semantic extension of the "dream" sense, via sense development "dream" > "long for" > "covet".

မက် • (mak)

1. to be overly fond of, covet, crave, desire
2. to dream

မက် • (mak)

1. to steer a boat towards the shore by means of a paddle
2. to order an elephant to kneel

• “မက်” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 735.
• “မက်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.