ရင်ခုန်

Burmese

Etymology

ရင် (rang, “chest”) +‎ ခုန် (hkun, “to jump”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɪ̀ɴkʰòʊɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: ranghkun • ALA-LC: raṅʻkhunʻ • BGN/PCGN: yinhkon • Okell: yiñhkouñ

Verb

ရင်ခုန် • (ranghkun)

1. (of the heart) to palpitate
2. (figuratively) to be excited or agitated

Further reading

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