ခေါင်း

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Burmese

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *s-kawŋ (hollow, hollow object, head); cognate with Lahu [script needed] (qo¹¹, cave, hole). Said Tibeto-Burman root is allofamically related to Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(g/k)uŋ (hole; orifice; inner part), whence Old Chinese (OC *kʰoːŋ, *kʰoːŋs, “empty; space”); see there for more cognates (STEDT).

ခေါင်း /ɡáʊɴ/

Pronunciation

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  • Phonetic respelling: ဂေါင်း
  • IPA(key): /ɡáʊɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hkaung: • ALA-LC: khoṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: gaung: • Okell: hkaùñ

Noun

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ခေါင်း (hkaung:)

  1. head (part of the body)
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Etymology 2

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Doesn't seem to be mentioned by STEDT or Luce 1981. Looks like a semantic extension of the "head" sense (yarn skeins look a bit like heads).”

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kʰáʊɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hkaung: • ALA-LC: khoṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: hkaung: • Okell: hkaùñ

Particle

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ခေါင်း (hkaung:)

  1. particle used in counting skeins of yarn and the like
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Etymology 3

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(g/k)uŋ (hole; orifice; inner part), and thus related to Etymology 1 (STEDT).

ခေါင်း /kʰáuɴ/

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kʰáʊɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hkaung: • ALA-LC: khoṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: hkaung: • Okell: hkaùñ

Noun

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ခေါင်း (hkaung:)

  1. coffin (box for the dead)
  2. (same as အခေါင်း (a.hkaung:)) cavity
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Further reading

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