Shan edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kʰaːn˥/
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  • Rhymes: -aːn

Etymology 1 edit

From Burmese ခန်း (hkan:).

Noun edit

ၶၢၼ်း (kháan)

  1. section, division of a writing
  2. room

Etymology 2 edit

From Burmese ခန့် (hkan.).

Verb edit

ၶၢၼ်း (kháan) (abstract noun လွင်ႈၶၢၼ်း)

  1. to appoint, commission to some work or office

References edit

  • Moeng, Sao Tern (1995) Shan-English Dictionary[1], Dunwoody Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.