ကိုင်း

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Burmese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /káɪɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: kuing: • ALA-LC: kuiṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: kaing: • Okell: kaìñ

Etymology 1

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (kûiŋ "elephant grass"). Probably a Mon loanword given the word's -uing final.”

Noun

ကိုင်း (kuing:)

  1. land formed by the process of sitting
  2. cultivation on such land
  3. a reed of the Saccharum species
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kuːŋ (tree, branch, stem), which is perhaps an old loan from Mon-Khmer, according to Schuessler. See Old Chinese (OC *kʷɯŋ, “bow (weapon); curved”) for more (STEDT).

Verb

ကိုင်း (kuing:)

  1. to bend over, bend down, stoop, be bent

Noun

ကိုင်း (kuing:)

  1. handle, frame, rib
  2. (same as အကိုင်း (a.kuing:)) branch, limb (of a tree)

Derived terms

Etymology 3

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (kûiŋ "( interj., suggests action )"). Appears to be a natural exclamation.”

Particle

ကိုင်း (kuing:)

  1. particle prefixed to a phrase or sentence to gain the attention of the addressee, comparable to the expression "well"

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