Burmese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡáuɴ/, [ɡã́ʊ̃]

Noun

ခေါင်း • ‎(hkaung:) (Romanization: MLCTS: hkaung: • ALA-LC: khoṅ‘″ • BGN/PCGN: gaung: • Okell: hkaùñ)

1. head (part of the body)

Derived terms

• ဒူးခေါင်း ‎(du:hkaung:)
• နှာခေါင်း ‎(hnahkaung:)

Etymology 2

ခေါင်း /kʰáuɴ/

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰáuɴ/, [kʰã́ʊ̃]

Noun

ခေါင်း • ‎(hkaung:) (Romanization: MLCTS: hkaung: • ALA-LC: khoṅ‘″ • BGN/PCGN: hkaung: • Okell: hkaùñ)

1. coffin (box for the dead)

References

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