ချောင်း
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Burmese
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /t͡ɕʰáʊɴ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: hkyaung: • ALA-LC: khyoṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: chaung: • Okell: hcaùñ
Etymology 1
[edit]Noun
[edit]ချောင်း • (hkyaung:)
- cough (expulsion of air from the lungs)
Etymology 2
[edit]Classifier
[edit]ချောင်း • (hkyaung:)
- numerical classifier for long, thin objects like pens, pencils, sticks, etc.
- ဘောပင်တစ်ချောင်း ― bhau:pangtachkyaung: ― one ballpoint pen
Etymology 3
[edit]From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kl(j)u(ŋ/k) (“river, valley”), borrowed from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ruŋ ~ *ruuŋ ~ *ruəŋ (“river, channel”).
Noun
[edit]ချောင်း • (hkyaung:)
References
[edit]- “ချောင်း” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.