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Burmese
Etymology
The "roof (ridge)" sense is cognate with Tibetan ཁང (khang, “house, building”) (Hill, 2019).
It is unclear whether the other senses are connected to the "roof" sense, though MED groups them together, perhaps via semantic development "roof" > "far edge" > "far away, scarce, best".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰàʊɴ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: hkaung • ALA-LC: khoṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: hkaung • Okell: hkauñ
(for the "best" sense):
- Phonetic respelling: ဂေါင်
- IPA(key): /ɡàʊɴ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: hkaung • ALA-LC: khoṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: gaung • Okell: hkauñ
Adjective
ခေါင် • (hkaung)
- desolate
- high, topmost
- far away, distant
- best
- scarce, scanty
Noun
ခေါင် • (hkaung)
- ridge of the roof
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