ကွင်း

Burmese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kwɪ́ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: kwang: • ALA-LC: kvaṅ‘″ • BGN/PCGN: kwin: • Okell: kwìñ

Etymology 1

Noun

ကွင်း • (kwang:)

  1. ring (circumscribing object)

Classifier

ကွင်း • (kwang:)

  1. used for counting circular piece of jewelry like rings, bangles, bracelets, etc.
    လက်စွပ် နှစ်ကွင်း ― lakcwap hnackwang: ― two finger rings
    လက်ကောက် သုံးကွင်း ― lakkauk sum:kwang: ― three bracelets

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English queen.

Noun

ကွင်း • (kwang:)

  1. (chess, card games) queen (playing card; chess piece)
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