ချောက်

Burmese

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kl(j)u(ŋ/k) (“river, valley”), borrowed from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ruŋ ~ *ruuŋ ~ *ruəŋ (“river, channel”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ɕʰaʊʔ/
Romanization: MLCTS: hkyauk • ALA-LC: khyokʻ • BGN/PCGN: chauk • Okell: hcauʔ

Noun

ချောက် • (hkyauk)

gulf, chasm
canyon, abyss, ravine

See also

ချောင်း (hkyaung:)

References

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

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