ခေါင်း

Burmese

Etymology 1

ခေါင်း /ɡáʊɴ/

Pronunciation

Phonetic respelling: ဂေါင်း

IPA^(key): /ɡáʊɴ/

Romanization: MLCTS: hkaung: • ALA-LC: khoṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: gaung: • Okell: hkaùñ

Noun

ခေါင်း • (hkaung:)

head (part of the body)

Derived terms

ဒူးခေါင်း (du:hkaung:)
နှာခေါင်း (hnahkaung:)

Etymology 2

ခေါင်း /kʰáuɴ/

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʰáʊɴ/

Romanization: MLCTS: hkaung: • ALA-LC: khoṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: hkaung: • Okell: hkaùñ

Noun

ခေါင်း • (hkaung:)

coffin (box for the dead)
cavity

References

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

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