ခက်ရင်း

Burmese

Alternative forms

• ခရင်း (hka.rang:)

Etymology

ခက် (hkak, “offshoot from a branch”) +‎ ရင်း (rang:, “to put in, invest”). that is, a "branch-like instrument that one puts (sticks) into (objects)".

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ခက်'ရင်း
• IPA^(key): /kʰəjɪ́ɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hkak-rang: • ALA-LC: khakʻraṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: hkăyin: • Okell: hkăyìñ

Noun

ခက်ရင်း • (hkak-rang:)

1. fork (eating utensil)

Further reading

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