ကြောင်

The "cat" sense is from Proto-Lolo-Burmese *k-roŋ¹ (“cat, wildcat”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s-rwaŋ (“cat, wildcat; tiger”). Compare the first syllable of Garo meng-gong (“cat”) (STEDT).

The verbal senses are grouped with the "cat" sense by MED, perhaps as a figurative "to be like a cat", though STEDT appears to separate them and leave their origin open (kroŋ "cheat, swindle", kroŋ- "with eyes wide open, staring").

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕàʊɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: kraung • ALA-LC: kroṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: kyaung • Okell: cauñ

ကြောင် • (kraung)

1. cat
2. (mineralogy) cat's eye (gem)

• (cat's-eye): ကြောင်မျက်ရွဲ (kraungmyak-rwai:)

ကြောင် • (kraung)

1. to be discordant, be odd, be unharmonious
2. to be dazed, look puzzled, be befuddled
3. to feel odd or awkward (in strange company), feel out of place
4. to be tainted
5. to suffer from insomnia

• (felids) ကြောင်မျိုးရင်း (kraungmyui:rang:); ကျား (kya:, “tiger”), ကျားကျုတ် (kya:kyut, “leopard cat”), ကျားသစ် (kya:sac, “leopard”), ကြောင် (kraung, “domestic cat”), ခြင်္သေ့ (hkrangse., “lion”), နှင်းကျားသစ် (hnang:kya:sac, “snow leopard”), သစ်ကျုတ် (sackyut, “cheetah”), သစ်နက် (sacnak, “leopard”) ^{(Category: my:Felids)}

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