ကြက်
Burmese
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Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k-rak (“chicken, fowl”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ɕɛʔ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: krak • ALA-LC: krakʻ • BGN/PCGN: kyet • Okell: ceʔ
Noun
ကြက် • (krak) (classifier ကောင်)
- chicken, fowl
- 1962, Hla Pe, Burmese Proverbs, London: John Murray, pp. 18 and 90:
- cɛʔhmɑ ə`yo luhmɑ ə`myo
- conventional orthography: ကြက်မှာ အရိုး လူမှာ အမျိုး။
- krakhma a.rui: luhma a.myui:||
- With fowls, the pedigree; with men, breeding.
- conventional orthography:
- cɛʔhmɑ ə`yo luhmɑ ə`myo
- 1962, Hla Pe, Burmese Proverbs, London: John Murray, pp. 18 and 90:
Derived terms
References
Further reading
- “ကြက်” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 225.
- “ကြက်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.