ကင်

See also: ကင်း

Burmese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *(k/g)a(ː)ŋ (“to roast, toast, dry, burn; hot; thirsty”). Compare Old Chinese 炕 (OC *kʰaːŋs, *qʰaːŋ, “to toast; heated brick bed”) (STEDT).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɪ̀ɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: kang • ALA-LC: kaṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: kin • Okell: kiñ

Verb

ကင် • (kang)

1. to roast, broil, barbecue
2. to toast (bread)

Derived terms

• ကင်ညှပ် (kanghnyap)
• ကင်ပျစ် (kangpyac)
• ငါးကင် (nga:kang)
• ဓာတ်ကင် (dhatkang)
• မီးမကင်ဆေး (mi:ma.kanghce:)
• သားကင် (sa:kang)
• အသားကင် (a.sa:kang)

 

Further reading

• “ကင်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.