ကြက်တောင်

Burmese

Etymology

ကြက် (krak, “chicken”) +‎ တောင် (taung, “wing, fin”), referring to the shuttlecock's resemblance to chicken wings.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕɛʔtàʊɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: kraktaung • ALA-LC: krakʻtoṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: kyettaung • Okell: ceʔtauñ

Noun

ကြက်တောင် • (kraktaung)

  1. shuttlecock
  2. badminton (sport)

Further reading

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