ကြိမ်

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕèɪɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: krim • ALA-LC: krimʻ • BGN/PCGN: kyein • Okell: ceiñ

Probably from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *ri(ː)m (“rattan, cane”), albeit with an unexplained prefix k- not found in other descendants of the Tibeto-Burman form. Compare Jingpho rim (“cane, rattan”) (STEDT).

ကြိမ် • (krim)

1. cane, rattan

From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *k/g-r(u/i)m (“to meet”); compare Jingpho khrum (“to meet”) (STEDT).

ကြိမ် • (krim)

1. (obsolete) to meet, come across

ကြိမ် • (krim)

1. particle showing number of times; times

   နှစ်ကြိမ် ― hnackrim ― twice

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