ကြောင်
Burmese
Etymology
From Proto-Lolo-Burmese *k-roŋ¹ (“cat, wildcat”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s/k-roŋ (“cat, wildcat; tiger”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ɕàʊɴ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: kraung • ALA-LC: kroṅ‘ • BGN/PCGN: kyaung • Okell: cauñ
Synonyms
- (cat's-eye): ကြောင်မျက်ရွဲ (kraungmyak-rwai:)
Derived terms
- ကြောင်ကလေး (kraungka.le:, “kitten”)
- ကြောင်ထီး (kraunghti:, “tom-cat, he-cat”)
- ကြောင်မ (kraungma., “she-cat”)
References
- “ကြောင်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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