နှိုက်

Schuessler tentatively proposes a relation with Old Chinese 溺 (OC *njewɢ, *neːwɢ, “to drown”), though given the -uik final suggestive of a Mon loanword, a relation is less likely (unless the Chinese is also an Austroasiatic loan).

• IPA^(key): /n̥aɪʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hnuik • ALA-LC: nhuikʻ • BGN/PCGN: hnaik • Okell: hnaiʔ

နှိုက် • (hnuik)

1. to put one's hand into pocket, bag, etc.
2. to think or go deeper (into a problem)
3. to try to get information
4. to pick or take out something
5. to tuck

နှိုက် • (hnuik)

1. postpositional marker denoting time or place (abbreviated form of နှိုက် (hnuik))

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