ခေါင်း

Burmese

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *s-kawŋ (“hollow, hollow object, head”); cognate with Lahu [script needed] (qo¹¹, “cave, hole”). Said Tibeto-Burman root is allofamically related to Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(g/k)uŋ (“hole; orifice; inner part”), whence Old Chinese 空 (OC *kʰoːŋ, *kʰoːŋs, “empty; space”); see there for more cognates (STEDT).

ခေါင်း /ɡáʊɴ/

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ဂေါင်း
• IPA^(key): /ɡáʊɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hkaung: • ALA-LC: khoṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: gaung: • Okell: hkaùñ

Noun

ခေါင်း • (hkaung:)

1. head (part of the body)

Derived terms

• ဒူးခေါင်း (du:hkaung:)
• နှာခေါင်း (hnahkaung:)

 

Etymology 2

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(g/k)uŋ (“hole; orifice; inner part”), and thus related to Etymology 1 (STEDT).

ခေါင်း /kʰáuɴ/

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰáʊɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hkaung: • ALA-LC: khoṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: hkaung: • Okell: hkaùñ

Noun

ခေါင်း • (hkaung:)

1. coffin (box for the dead)
2. cavity

Further reading

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