ခြောက်

See also: ခက်

Burmese

Burmese cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : ခြောက် (hkrauk)     Ordinal : ဆဋ္ဌမ (hcathta.ma.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕʰaʊʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hkrauk • ALA-LC: khrokʻ • BGN/PCGN: chauk • Okell: hcauʔ

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-(k-)ruk (“six”). Cognate with Tibetan དྲུག (drug), Sikkimese ཏུཀ (tuk), Nuosu ꃘ (fut).

Numeral

ခြောက် • (hkrauk) (digit ၆)

1. six

Etymology 2

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s-glak ~ m-glaŋ (“cold, freeze”). Cognate with Chinese 晾 (liàng, “to dry”).

Adjective

ခြောက် • (hkrauk)

1. dry

References

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