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အကောင်

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Burmese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *guŋ (body; back).

Pronunciation

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  • Phonetic respelling: အ'ကောင်
  • IPA(key): /ʔəkàʊɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: a.kaung • ALA-LC: ʼakoṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: ăkaung • Okell: ăkauñ

Noun

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အကောင် (a.kaung)

  1. body; corporeal form
  2. corpse
  3. animal
  4. (familiar, derogatory) familiar or derogatory term for a male

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