ကန့်

Burmese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ka̰ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: kan. • ALA-LC: kanʻʹ • BGN/PCGN: kan. • Okell: káñ

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit गन्धक (gandhaka).

Noun

ကန့် • (kan.)

  1. sulfur
Synonyms
Descendants
  • → Shan: ၵၢၼ်ႉ (kâ̰an)

Verb

ကန့် • (kan.)

  1. to limit
  2. to divide into sections

Further reading
  • “ကန့်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
  • “ကန့်” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 171.
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