ရခိုင်

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Burmese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Likely derived from Pali rakkhasa or Sanskrit राक्षस (rākṣasa).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Phonetic respellings: ရ'ခိုင်, *ရ'ခိုင်
  • IPA(key): /jəkʰàɪɴ/, /ɹəkʰàɪɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: ra.hkuing • ALA-LC: rakhuiṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: yăhkaing/răhkaing • Okell: yăhkaiñ/răhkaiñ

Noun[edit]

ရခိုင် (ra.hkuing)

  1. (~ငှက်ပျော) Mysore banana, a local cultivar grown in Myanmar

Proper noun[edit]

ရခိုင် (ra.hkuing)

  1. Rakhine, an ethnic group in Myanmar (Burma)
  2. (~ပြည်နယ်) Rakhine State (an administrative subdivision in Myanmar)

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