ခနောက်စိမ်း

Burmese

Etymology

Despite MED treating the term as an atomic non-decomposable unit, apparently from an element ခနောက် (hka.nauk) of unclear interpretation and origin (given the sesquisyllabic structure, perhaps a Mon loanword) + စိမ်း (cim:, “green”).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: ခ'နောက်စိမ်း
  • IPA(key): /kʰənaʊʔséɪɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hka.naukcim: • ALA-LC: khanokʻcimʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: hkănauksein: • Okell: hkănauʔseìñ

Noun

ခနောက်စိမ်း • (hka.naukcim:)

  1. antimony (chemical element)

Further reading

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