ချောင်း

Burmese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕʰáʊɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hkyaung: • ALA-LC: khyoṅ‘″ • BGN/PCGN: chaung: • Okell: hcaùñ

Etymology 1

Noun

ချောင်း (hkyaung:)

  1. cough (expulsion of air from the lungs)

Etymology 2

Classifier

ချောင်း (hkyaung:)

  1. numerical classifier for long, thin objects like pens, pencils, sticks, etc.
    ဘောပင်တစ်ချောင်းbhau: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:)

  1. stream, brook, creek

References

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