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ငါးသလောက်

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ငါးသလောက်

Etymology

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Borrowed from Mon ကသလံက် (ka salåk, “hilsa”), with the first element က (ka, “fish”) replaced with Burmese native ငါး (nga:).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • Phonetic respelling: ငါး'သ'လောက်
  • IPA(key): /ŋəθəlaʊʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: nga:sa.lauk • ALA-LC: ṅāʺsalokʻ • BGN/PCGN: ngăthălauk • Okell: ngăthălauʔ

Noun

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ငါးသလောက် • (nga:sa.lauk)

  1. hilsa, ilish (Tenualosa ilisha, syn. Clupea palasah,[3] Hilsa ilisha[2])

References

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  1. ^ Haswell, J. M. (1874) Grammatical Notes and Vocabulary of the Peguan Language‎[1], Rangoon: American Mission Press, page 31
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 “ငါးသလောက်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
  3. ^ “ငါးသလောက်” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 330.
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