မိုက်

• IPA^(key): /maɪʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: muik • ALA-LC: muikʻ • BGN/PCGN: maik • Okell: maiʔ

Probably inherited from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *muːŋ ~ r/s-muːk (“foggy; dark; sullen; menacing; thunder”) or from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-maŋ ~ s-mak (“dark,black”) (though the -uik final makes the analysis less clear).

မိုက် • (muik)

1. dark
2. stupid, foolish, unruly
3. rebellious
4. (colloquial) stylish, hip

Learned borrowing from Pali muṭhi.

မိုက် • (muik)

1. a unit of measurement for length equivalent to six inches

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Very specific denotation. Mon loan, or semantic extension of the "dark" sense of Etymology 1?”)

မိုက် • (muik)

1. earth, litter, debris mixed with gold waste, in a goldsmith's shop

Learned borrowing from Pali mūsā.

မိုက် • (muik)

1. crucible

Borrowed from English mic, mike.

မိုက် • (muik)

1. microphone
2. (slang) penis, dick

• ဓာတ်ခွက် (dhathkwak)
• မိုက်ခွက် (muikhkwak)

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