ကင်

See also: ကင်း

Burmese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *(k/g)a(ː)ŋ. Compare Old Chinese 炕 (“to toast”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɪ̀ɴ/

Romanization: MLCTS: kang • ALA-LC: kaṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: kin • Okell: kiñ

Verb

ကင် • (kang)

to roast, broil, barbecue
to toast (bread)

Derived terms

ငါးကင် (nga:kang)
ဓာတ်ကင် (dhatkang)
မီးမကင်ဆေး (mi:ma.kanghce:)
သားကင် (sa:kang)
အသားကင် (a.sa:kang)

References

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

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