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ကျွန်

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Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕʊ̀ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: kywan • ALA-LC: kyvanʻ • BGN/PCGN: kyun • Okell: cuñ

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Burmese ကျောန်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(g/k)(y)wal (slave, servant). Cognate with Old Chinese (OC *ɡʷraːns, “servant, official”) (STEDT: kywan "slave").

Noun

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ကျွန် (kywan) (classifier ယောက်)

  1. slave
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From Etymology 1?”)

Particle

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ကျွန် (kywan)

  1. particle suffixed to verbs to denote affectation

Further reading

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