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ကွင်း

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Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kwɪ́ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: kwang: • ALA-LC: kvaṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: kwin: • Okell: kwìñ

Etymology 1

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Particularly: “Chinese  / 广 (wide, broad)

Noun

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ကွင်း (kwang:)

  1. ring (circumscribing object)
  2. field, open field
  3. one of a pair of brackets

Verb

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ကွင်း (kwang:)

  1. to draw (metal) into a circle; loop, ring
  2. to circle; avoid

Classifier

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ကွင်း (kwang:)

  1. used for counting circular piece of jewelry like rings, bangles, bracelets, etc.
    လက်စွပ် နှစ်ကွင်းlakcwap hnackwang:two finger rings
    လက်ကောက် သုံးကွင်းlakkauk sum:kwang:three bracelets

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from English queen.

Noun

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ကွင်း (kwang:)

  1. (chess, card games) queen (playing card; chess piece)