ကြာဆံ

Burmese

Etymology

ကြာ (kra, “lotus”) ‎ ဆံ (hcam, “hair strand”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ကြာဇံ
• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕàzàɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: krahcam • ALA-LC: krāchaṃ • BGN/PCGN: kyazan • Okell: cahsañ

Noun

ကြာဆံ • (krahcam)

1. stamen of lotus
2. vermicelli

Descendants

• → Shan: ၵျႃႇသၢၼ်ႇ (kjàa sàan)

Further reading

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