ခြင်

Burmese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕʰɪ̀ɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hkrang • ALA-LC: khraṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: chin • Okell: hciñ

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kraŋ (“mosquito”).

Noun

ခြင် • (hkrang)

1. mosquito

Derived terms

• ခြင်ထောင် (hkranghtaung, “mosquito net”)

Etymology 2

Verb

ခြင် • (hkrang)

1. to measure (things by volume)

References

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