ကောင်

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Burmese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kàʊɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: kaung • ALA-LC: koṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: kaung • Okell: kauñ

Noun[edit]

ကောင် (kaung)

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

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Classifier[edit]

ကောင် (kaung)

  1. classifier for animals
    မျောက် နှစ်ကောင်
    myauk hnackaung
    two monkeys
    မြင်း သုံးကောင်
    mrang: sum:kaung
    three horses

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