အကောက်

Burmese

Etymology

အ- (a.-) +‎ ကောက် (kauk)

Pronunciation

Phonetic respelling: အ'ကောက်

IPA^(key): /ʔəkaʊʔ/

Romanization: MLCTS: a.kauk • ALA-LC: ʼakokʻ • BGN/PCGN: ăkauk • Okell: ăkauʔ

Noun

အကောက် • (a.kauk)

tax; duty; toll
toll collected by the house from a gaming table
interpretation
something, which is crooked, bent or angular
crookedness

Descendants

→ Shan: ဢၵွၵ်ႈ (ʼǎ kāuk) / ၵွၵ်ႈ (kāuk)
→ Mon: အကံက်

Further reading

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

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