အိုက်

Burmese

Etymology

Not given etymology by STEDT (uik "feel warm, close"), while Schuessler (2007) compares (OC *quːʔ, *quːɡs, *quɡ, “warm, sweltering”). However, as a word with a final -uik, there is a high chance that the word is a loan from Mon, per Hill 2019.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔaɪʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: uik • ALA-LC: ʼuikʻ • BGN/PCGN: aik • Okell: aiʔ

Verb

အိုက် • (uik)

  1. to be warm, be stuffy
  2. to be wilted
  3. (of mind) to be in a troubled or indecisive state, be in a fix

Derived terms

  • စိတ်အိုက် (cit-uik)
  • ပူအိုက် (puuik)
  • ရေအိုက် (reuik)
  • အကြံအိုက် (a.kram-uik)
  • အိုက်စပ်စပ် (uikcapcap)

Further reading