Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kʰʊ̀ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hkwam • ALA-LC: khvaṃ • BGN/PCGN: hkun • Okell: hkuñ

Noun

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ခွံ (hkwam)

  1. covering, skin, peel.

References

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S'gaw Karen

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S'gaw Karen cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : ခွံ (khwee)

Etymology

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From Proto-Karen *khwiᴬ (nine), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d/s-kəw (nine).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kʰwí/
  • (Kayin State) IPA(key): /kʰʷi³³/
  • (Chiang Rai) IPA(key): /kʰʷi³³/

Numeral

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ခွံ (khwee)

  1. nine