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Burmese
Etymology
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Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (kuiṅ "hold"), and words with its finals (-uing) aren't covered by Luce 1981. Per Hill 2019, words with -uik and -uing finals (like this one) are likely to be borrowings from Mon.”
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Pronunciation
Verb
ကိုင် • (kuing)
- to hold (in the hand) (grasp)
- ...ကိုလက်တွင်ကိုင် ― ...kuilaktwangkuing ― to hold something in hand
- to handle, fondle
- to use, dabble in
- to keep, maintain[1]
- to impose, apply, manage, operate
- to set right, repair, prepare (meat or fish) for cooking
- to arrange, to adjust[1]
- to handle, to deal with[1]
- to keep a tight hold over (someone)
- to be seized with some kind of affliction
- to be possessed by some malevolent influence
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