ခြောက်

See also: ခက်

Burmese

**Burmese cardinal numbers**
< 5	6	7 >
Cardinal : ခြောက် (hkrauk) Ordinal : ဆဋ္ဌမ (hcathta.ma.)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ɕʰaʊʔ/

Romanization: MLCTS: hkrauk • ALA-LC: khrok‘ • BGN/PCGN: chauk • Okell: hcauʔ

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-(k-)ruk (“six”).

Numeral

ခြောက် • (hkrauk) (digit ၆)

six

Etymology 2

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s-glak ~ m-glaŋ (“cold, freeze”). Cognate with Chinese 晾 (liàng, “to dry”).

Adjective

ခြောက် • (hkrauk)

dry

References

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

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