မောက်

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *l-mawk (“cockscomb, crest”). Compare the third syllable of Pa'o Karen [script needed] (chjà tə mɔ́k, “comb of chicken”) (STEDT).

• IPA^(key): /maʊʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: mauk • ALA-LC: mokʻ • BGN/PCGN: mauk • Okell: mauʔ

မောက် • (mauk)

1. heaped, rising

မောက် • (mauk)

1. to be overflowing
2. to be boastful, proud, or haughty

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