မကန်း

Burmese

Etymology

From Pali makara.

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: မ'ဂန်း
• IPA^(key): /məɡáɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: ma.kan: • ALA-LC: makanʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: măgan: • Okell: măkàñ

Noun

မကန်း • (ma.kan:) (classifier ကောင်)

1. (mythology) mythical sea monster resembling a crocodile with a prehensile snout
2. (mythology) mythical marine creature resembling a large crayfish

References

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