ကြိုးကြာ

Burmese

Etymology

Not mentioned by Luce 1981. The first syllable, ကြိုး (krui:), is not given etymology by STEDT (krûi-kra "crane ( bird )"), though the second syllable, ကြာ (kra), is connected to ကြက် (krak, chicken).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: ဂြိုးဂြာ
  • IPA(key): /d͡ʑód͡ʑà/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: krui:kra • ALA-LC: kruiʺkrā • BGN/PCGN: gyo:gya • Okell: cca

Noun

ကြိုးကြာ • (krui:kra) (classifier ကောင်)

  1. sarus crane (Grus antigone)

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