ကျောက်ကပ်

Burmese

Etymology

ကျောက် (kyauk, “the back”) +‎ ကပ် (kap, “to come close, stick”), thus "(the organ) adjoining the back or waist".[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕaʊʔkaʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: kyaukkap • ALA-LC: kyokʻkapʻ • BGN/PCGN: kyaukkat • Okell: cauʔkaʔ

Noun

ကျောက်ကပ် • (kyaukkap)

  1. (anatomy) kidney

References

  1. ^ https://stedt.berkeley.edu/~stedt-cgi/rootcanal.pl/etymon/2752

Further reading

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