ကောက်ညှင်း

Borrowed from Shan ၶဝ်ႈၼဵဝ် (khāo nǎeo) or Northern Thai ข้าวนึ่ง (kâao-nʉ̂ng). MED analyzes the term as a compound of ကောက် (kauk, “rice, paddy”) +‎ ညှင်း (hnyang:, “tinea versicolor”), the second component which makes little sense. It is possible, however, that the first syllable, ကောက် (kauk), was chosen for phono-semantic matching to the likely-unrelated first syllables in the original Kra-Dai terms.

• IPA^(key): /kaʊʔɲ̊ɪ́ɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: kaukhnyang: • ALA-LC: kokʻññhaṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: kaukhnyin: • Okell: kauʔhnyìñ

ကောက်ညှင်း • (kaukhnyang:)

1. glutinous rice

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