ကရဝိက်

Burmese

ကရဝိက်

Etymology

From Pali karavīka, cognate with Sanskrit कलविङ्क (kalaviṅka).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: က'*ရဝိတ်
• IPA^(key): /kəɹa̰weɪʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: ka.ra.wik • ALA-LC: karavikʻ • BGN/PCGN: kăra.weik • Okell: kăráweiʔ

Noun

ကရဝိက် • (ka.ra.wik) (classifier ကောင်)

1. (mythology) mythical bird with a melodious voice

References

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