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ကျည်း

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Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕí/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: kyany: • ALA-LC: kyaññʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: kyi: • Okell:

Etymology 1

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Unclear if mentioned by STEDT (kyâñ "stick, bar"), though not given etymology either way. Doesn't seem to be mentioned by Luce 1981.”

Noun

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ကျည်း (kyany:)

  1. bolt
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (kyâñ "kind of tree ( evergreen )"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981.”)

Noun

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ကျည်း (kyany:)

  1. a species of medium-sized timber tree: Barringtonia acutangula

Etymology 3

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Doesn't seem to be mentioned by STEDT, while Luce 1981 gives the obscure literary transliteration Middle Chinese 注輦 (MC tsyuH ljenX, “Chola dynasty”) as cognate. Thus, probably borrowed from some reflex of Chola.”

Noun

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ကျည်း (kyany:)

  1. native of South India

Further reading

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