အခွန်

Burmese

Etymology

အ- (a.-) +‎ ခွန် (hkwan)

Pronunciation

Phonetic respelling: အ'ခွန်

IPA^(key): /ʔəkʰʊ̀ɴ/

Romanization: MLCTS: a.hkwan • ALA-LC: ʼakhvanʻ • BGN/PCGN: ăhkun • Okell: ăhkuñ

Noun

အခွန် • (a.hkwan)

revenue; tax; duty; cess.

Descendants

→ Lü: ᦃᦸᧃᧈ (ẋoan¹)
→ Shan: ၶွၼ်ႇ (khàun)
→ Ahom: 𑜁𑜨𑜃𑜫 (khon)
→ Mon: အခေါန်

See also

အကောက် (a.kauk)

References

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

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