မကန်း

Burmese

Etymology

From Pali makara.

Pronunciation

Phonetic respelling: မ'ဂန်း

IPA^(key): /məɡáɴ/

Romanization: MLCTS: ma.kan: • ALA-LC: makan‘″ • BGN/PCGN: măgan: • Okell: măkàñ

Noun

မကန်း • (ma.kan:) (classifier ကောင်)

(mythology) mythical sea monster resembling a crocodile with a prehensile snout
(mythology) mythical marine creature resembling a large crayfish

References

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

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