ခြင်

Burmese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ɕʰɪ̀ɴ/

Romanization: MLCTS: hkrang • ALA-LC: khraṅ‘ • BGN/PCGN: chin • Okell: hciñ

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kraŋ (“mosquito”).

Noun

ခြင် • (hkrang)

mosquito

Derived terms

ခြင်ထောင် (hkranghtaung, “mosquito net”)

Etymology 2

Verb

ခြင် • (hkrang)

to measure (things by volume)

References

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

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