ခေါင်

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Burmese

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Etymology

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The "roof (ridge)" sense is cognate with Tibetan ཁང (khang, house, building) (Hill, 2019).

It is unclear whether the other senses are connected to the "roof" sense, though MED groups them together, perhaps via semantic development "roof" > "far edge" > "far away, scarce, best".

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kʰàʊɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hkaung • ALA-LC: khoṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: hkaung • Okell: hkauñ

(for the "best" sense):

  • Phonetic respelling: ဂေါင်
  • IPA(key): /ɡàʊɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hkaung • ALA-LC: khoṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: gaung • Okell: hkauñ

Adjective

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ခေါင် (hkaung)

  1. desolate
  2. high, topmost
  3. far away, distant
  4. best
  5. scarce, scanty

Noun

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ခေါင် (hkaung)

  1. ridge of the roof

Derived terms

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Further reading

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