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ကြုံ

Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕòʊɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: krum • ALA-LC: kruṃ • BGN/PCGN: kyon • Okell: couñ

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *k/g-r(u/i)m (“to meet”); cognate with Jingpho [script needed] (khrum, “to meet, converge, copulate”) (STEDT).

Verb

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ကြုံ • (krum)

  1. to meet or happen by chance
  2. to be opportune
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Etymology 2

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Doesn't seem to be given etymology by STEDT (tɕhɑũ⁵⁵ "classifier for long, thin obje" (sic)). Luce mentions a "kruṁ" with meaning "Particles; worn away", for which he adduces Tibetan ཁྲུམ་ (khrum, “poured to bits in mortar”) as a cognate.[1] It is unclear if this is the same as the "skinny" meaning.”

Adjective

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ကြုံ • (krum)

  1. thin, skinny
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References

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  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-UM Finals (5. Particles; worn away)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 45

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