ကန့်

Burmese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka̰ɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: kan. • ALA-LC: kanʻʹ • BGN/PCGN: kan. • Okell: káñ

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit गन्धक (gandhaka).

Noun

ကန့် • (kan.)

1. sulfur

Synonyms

• ဆာလဖာ (hcala.hpa)

Descendants

• → Shan: ၵၢၼ်ႉ (kâ̰an)

Etymology 2

Verb

ကန့် • (kan.)

1. to limit
2. to divide into sections

Further reading

• “ကန့်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
• “ကန့်” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 171.