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Burmese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Burmese ကသွန် (ka swan); first attested in the Primma Hti Laing Shing Stone Inscription (1134 CE). Cognate with Lhao Vo hau: seim:, and ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *swa-n (“garlic”); see Old Chinese 蒜 (OC *sloːns, “garlic”) for more (STEDT). The transformation of the first syllable, က (ka.), to ကြက် (krak, “chicken”), appears to have been mediated by folk etymological processes.
Alternatively, per MED, the word could be a borrowing from Old Mon လသိုန် (given by MED as ကသိုန်), as a Kulturwort. However, the differing velar prefixes do not lend credence to the theory.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ɕɛʔθʊ̀ɴ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: krakswan • ALA-LC: krakʻsvanʻ • BGN/PCGN: kyetthun • Okell: ceʔthuñ
Noun
ကြက်သွန် • (krakswan) (classifier လုံး)
- alternative form of ကြက်သွန်နီ (krakswanni, “onion”)
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