လက်ထောက်

Burmese

Etymology

လက် (lak, “arm”) +‎ ထောက် (htauk, “to prop up”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛʔtʰaʊʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: lakhtauk • ALA-LC: lakʻthokʻ • BGN/PCGN: lethtauk • Okell: leʔhtauʔ

Noun

လက်ထောက် • (lakhtauk)

  1. assistant
    လက်ထောက်ကြီးကြပ်ရေးမှူး ― lakhtaukkri:krap-re:hmu: ― assistant supervisor or manager
  2. rising (feature of a boat)

Derived terms

  • လက်ထောက်ချ (lakhtaukhkya.)

See also

  • တံကူ (tamku)

Further reading

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