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)

1. tax; duty; toll
2. toll collected by the house from a gaming table
3. interpretation
4. something, which is crooked, bent or angular
5. 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.