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ကြောင်း

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Burmese

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Etymology

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (krôŋ "draw a line; run eye along line of reading", "cause, reason"; ə-krôŋ "line; long mark; road; furrow; antecedent, cause"), and Luce adduces no cognates.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕáʊɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: kraung: • ALA-LC: kroṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: kyaung: • Okell: caùñ

Noun

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ကြောင်း (kraung:)

  1. route, way
  2. (same as အကြောင်း (a.kraung:)) fact, topic, reason, cause

Particle

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ကြောင်း (kraung:)

  1. particle suffixed to verbs to form nouns
  2. sentence ending marker conveying the sense of making a report

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-OṄ Finals (8. Line; Cause; Matter; About, For)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 84

Further reading

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