အမောက်

Burmese

Etymology

အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) +‎ မောက် (mauk, “heaped”).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: အ'မောက်
  • IPA(key): /ʔəmaʊʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: a.mauk • ALA-LC: ʼamokʻ • BGN/PCGN: ămauk • Okell: ămauʔ

Noun

အမောက် • (a.mauk)

  1. crest, comb, crest of hair
  2. something heaped high

Derived terms

  • အမြီးအမောက်မတည့် (a.mri:a.maukma.tany.)

Further reading

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