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Burmese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Apparently from a Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k/ʔ-r(ə/a)w (“to fry, roast, cook”) (STEDT #5862, though none of its reflexes have been hyperlinked to it within the STEDT database). Compare Old Chinese 烄 (OC *keːws, *kreːwʔ, “to burn (on a pyre)”), 燎 (OC *rew, *rewʔ, *rews, “to hunt at night with torches, burn, make burnt offering”). Despite superficial similarity, apparently unrelated to 炒 (OC *sʰroːʔ, “to stir-fry”).
Verb
ကြော် • (krau)
- to fry
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Apparently from a Proto-Lolo-Burmese *graw¹ (“to shout, call out”), with the only deduced cognate being Lahu (kù, “to call”) (STEDT).
Verb
ကြော် • (krau)
- to shout loudly
Derived terms
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