ပုရွက်

Burmese

Etymology

From a syllable ပု (pu.) which may be a shortened form of ပိုး (pui:, “worm, insect”) + a syllable ရွက် (rwak) from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k/p/s-rwak (“ant”).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: ပု'ရွက်
  • IPA(key): /pəjwɛʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: pu.rwak • ALA-LC: purvakʻ • BGN/PCGN: păywet • Okell: păyweʔ

Noun

ပုရွက် • (pu.rwak)

  1. synonym of ပုရွက်ဆိတ် (pu.rwakhcit, “ant (insect)”)

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