ခရမ်းချဉ်

Burmese

Etymology

ခရမ်း (hka.ram:, “eggplant”) +‎ ချဉ် (hkyany, “sour”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ခ'ရမ်းဂျဉ်
• IPA^(key): /kʰəjáɴd͡ʑɪ̀ɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hka.ram:hkyany • ALA-LC: kharamʻʺkhyañʻ • BGN/PCGN: hkăyan:gyin • Okell: hkăyàñhciñ

Noun

ခရမ်းချဉ် • (hka.ram:hkyany)

1. tomato

Synonyms

• မြေပုံသီး (mrepumsi:)

Further reading

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