တောကြက်မောက်

Burmese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tɔ́t͡ɕɛʔmaʊʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: tau:krakmauk • ALA-LC: tokrakʻmokʻ • BGN/PCGN: taw:kyetmauk • Okell: tòceʔmauʔ

Noun

တောကြက်မောက် • (tau:krakmauk)

  1. longan, dragon's eye[1]
    Synonym: ကြက်မောက်သီး (krakmauksi:)

Usage notes

Some Western materials refer to this species as merely Kyetmauk,[2] which was used in Lower Burma, while Tawthayet in Upper Burma according to Brandis.[3]

References
  1. Ōno, Tōru (2000) ビルマ(ミャンマー)語辞典 [Burmese dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Daigakushorin, →ISBN
  2. Watt, George (1891) Dictionary of the Economic Products of India: Volume V., Linum to Oyster‎, London and Calcutta, page 348
  3. Brandis, Dietrich (1906) Indian Trees: An Account of Trees, Shrubs, Woody Climbers, Bamboos, and Palms Indigenous or Commonly Cultivated in the British Indian Empire‎, London: Constable and Company, page 192
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