ကွမ်

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese 礦 / 矿 (“mine”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʊ̀ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: kwam • ALA-LC: kvamʻ • BGN/PCGN: kun • Okell: kuñ

Verb

ကွမ် • (kwam)

  1. to open a window in the 'rind' of a gem-bearing rock, to reveal a fraction of the embedded jade stone

References

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