Burmese

Verb

လောက် • ‎(lauk) (Romanization: MLCTS: lauk • ALA-LC: lok‘ • BGN/PCGN: lauk • Okell: lauʔ)

1. to be enough, to be sufficient

Postposition

လောက် • ‎(lauk) (Romanization: MLCTS: lauk • ALA-LC: lok‘ • BGN/PCGN: lauk • Okell: lauʔ)

1. about (near, approximately, regarding time, size or quantity)

Derived terms

• ဘယ်လောက် ‎(bhailauk, “how much, how many”)

Etymology 2

Borrowing from Mon လံက် ‎(lok), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *lɔk. Compare also Vietnamese nọc nọc ‎(“tadpole”).

Noun

လောက် • ‎(lauk) (Romanization: MLCTS: lauk • ALA-LC: lok‘ • BGN/PCGN: lauk • Okell: lauʔ)

1. maggot (dipterous insect’s larva that eats decomposing flesh)

References

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