ခေါင်း

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Burmese

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *s-kawŋ (“hollow, hollow object, head”); cognate with Lahu (qo¹¹, “cave, hole”). Said Tibeto-Burman root is allofamically related to Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(g/k)uŋ (“hole; orifice; inner part”), whence Old Chinese 空 (OC *kʰoːŋ, *kʰoːŋs, “empty; space”); see there for more cognates (STEDT).

ခေါင်း /ɡáʊɴ/

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: ဂေါင်း
  • IPA(key): /ɡáʊɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hkaung: • ALA-LC: khoṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: gaung: • Okell: hkaùñ

Noun

ခေါင်း • (hkaung:)

  1. head (part of the body)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Doesn't seem to be mentioned by STEDT or Luce 1981. Looks like a semantic extension of the "head" sense (yarn skeins look a bit like heads).”

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰáʊɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hkaung: • ALA-LC: khoṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: hkaung: • Okell: hkaùñ

Particle

ခေါင်း • (hkaung:)

  1. particle used in counting skeins of yarn and the like
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(g/k)uŋ (“hole; orifice; inner part”), and thus related to Etymology 1 (STEDT).

ခေါင်း /kʰáuɴ/

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰáʊɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hkaung: • ALA-LC: khoṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: hkaung: • Okell: hkaùñ

Noun

ခေါင်း • (hkaung:)

  1. coffin (box for the dead)
  2. (same as အခေါင်း (a.hkaung:)) cavity
Derived terms

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