ခွံ

Burmese

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ခွံ • (hkwam)

1. covering, skin, peel.

References

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

S'gaw Karen

S'gaw Karen cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : ခွံ (khwee)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Numeral

ခွံ • (khwee)

1. nine