ကချင်

Burmese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: က'ချင်
• IPA^(key): /kət͡ɕʰɪ̀ɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: ka.hkyang • ALA-LC: kakhyaṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: kăchin • Okell: kăhciñ

Proper noun

ကချင် • (ka.hkyang)

1. Kachin.

Derived terms

• ကချင်လူမျိုး (ka.hkyanglu-myui:)

 

Descendants

• → English: Kachin
• → Shan: ၶၢင် (khǎang)

References

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