ချဉ်ပေါင်

Burmese

Etymology

ချဉ် (hkyany, “sour”) +‎ ပေါင် (paung); the second component is traditionally taken to invoke the sense of "thigh" or "framework", though this seems semantically unconvincing.

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: ချဉ်ဗောင်/ချင်မောင်
  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕʰɪ̀ɴbàʊɴ/ t͡ɕʰɪ̀ɴmàʊɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hkyanypaung • ALA-LC: khyañʻpoṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: chinbaung/ chinmaung • Okell: hciñpauñ/ hciñmauñ

Noun

ချဉ်ပေါင် • (hkyanypaung)

  1. roselle (Hibiscus sandariffa)

Further reading

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