Burmese

Noun

ချောင်း • ‎(hkyaung:) (Romanization: MLCTS: hkyaung: • ALA-LC: khyoṅ‘″ • BGN/PCGN: chaung: • Okell: hcaùñ)

1. cough (expulsion of air from the lungs)

Etymology 2

Classifier

ချောင်း • ‎(hkyaung:) (Romanization: MLCTS: hkyaung: • ALA-LC: khyoṅ‘″ • BGN/PCGN: chaung: • Okell: hcaùñ)

1. numerical classifier for long, thin objects like pens, pencils, sticks, etc.

   ဘောပင်တစ်ချောင်း‎ ― bhau:pangtachkyaung: ― one ballpoint pen

References

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