ချောင်း

See also: ချင်း, ချင်, ခေါင်း, and ခင်

Burmese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ɕʰáʊɴ/

Romanization: MLCTS: hkyaung: • ALA-LC: khyoṅ‘″ • BGN/PCGN: chaung: • Okell: hcaùñ

Etymology 1

Noun

ချောင်း • (hkyaung:)

cough (expulsion of air from the lungs)

Etymology 2

Classifier

ချောင်း • (hkyaung:)

numerical classifier for long, thin objects like pens, pencils, sticks, etc.
ဘောပင်တစ်ချောင်း ― bhau:pangtachkyaung: ― one ballpoint pen

Etymology 3

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kl(j)u(ŋ/k) (“river, valley”), borrowed from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ruŋ ~ *ruuŋ ~ *ruəŋ (“river, channel”).

Noun

ချောင်း • (hkyaung:)

stream, brook, creek

References

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

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