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Burmese
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respelling: အ'ကျော်
- IPA(key): /ʔət͡ɕɔ̀/
- Romanization: MLCTS: a.kyau • ALA-LC: ʼakyoʻ • BGN/PCGN: ăkyaw • Okell: ăco
Etymology 1
အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) + ကျော် (kyau), the second component of unclear interpretation and origin.
Noun
အကျော် • (a.kyau)
- eaglewood tree: Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. A. agallocha)
- fragrant heartwood of the eaglewood, aloeswood
Etymology 2
အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) + ကျော် (kyau, “to overtake, be famous”).
Noun
အကျော် • (a.kyau)
- person of renown, celebrity
- person standing first in a ပထမကြီး (pa.hta.ma.kri:) examination
- rise (of staircase)
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