အခန်း

See also: အချိန်

Burmese

Etymology

အ- (a.-) +‎ ခန်း (hkan:).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: အ'ခန်း
• IPA^(key): /ʔəkʰáɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: a.hkan: • ALA-LC: ʼakhanʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: ăhkan: • Okell: ăhkàñ

Noun

အခန်း • (a.hkan:)

1. room, compartment, apartment (of a building)
2. chapter (of a book); scene or part in a drama or film
3. role
4. segment of a monk's robe which is patched together from several pieces as prescribed

Derived terms

• အခန်းအပ် (a.hkan:ap)

 

Descendants

• → Mon: အခါန်

Further reading

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