ဝက်အူ

Burmese

Etymology

ဝက် (wak, “pig”) +‎ အူ (u, “intestine”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wɛʔ.ʔù/

Romanization: MLCTS: wak-u • ALA-LC: vakʻʼū • BGN/PCGN: wet-u • Okell: weʔu

Noun

ဝက်အူ • (wak-u)

screw

Descendants

→ Shan: ဝၢၵ်ႈဢူႇ (wāak ʼùu)
→ Jingpho: we wu

References

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

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