ကျင့်

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Burmese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Lolo-Burmese *m/ʔ-gyaŋ¹/³ (STEDT), though STEDT appears to not assign any cognates. Luce compares Old Chinese (OC *ɡaːŋ, *ɡaːŋs, *ɡraːŋ, *ɡraːŋs, “to walk; to act”).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕɪ̰ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: kyang. • ALA-LC: kyaṅʻʹ • BGN/PCGN: kyin. • Okell: cíñ

Verb

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ကျင့် (kyang.)

  1. to practice
  2. to train

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-AṄ Finals (5. to Do; Practice; Conduct)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 70

Further reading

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