အခန်း

See also: အချိန်

Burmese

Etymology

အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) +‎ ခန်း (hkan:, “room”).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: အ'ခန်း
  • IPA(key): /ʔəkʰáɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: a.hkan: • ALA-LC: ʼakhanʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: ăhkan: • Okell: ăhkàñ

Noun

အခန်း • (a.hkan:)

  1. room, compartment, apartment (of a building)
  2. chapter (of a book); scene or part in a drama or film
  3. role
  4. segment of a monk's robe which is patched together from several pieces as prescribed

Derived terms

  • အခန်းအပ် (a.hkan:ap)

Descendants

  • → Mon: အခါန်

Further reading

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