ချိုင့်

STEDT considers the "concave" sense to be from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kl(j)u(ŋ/k) (“river; valley”), and the "cage" sense to be from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *kruːŋ (“cage”), whence also Garo griŋ (“cage”), Old Chinese 籠 (OC *roːŋ, *roːŋʔ, *roŋ, “bamboo cage”). Both of these proto-roots are thought to be areal words borrowed from Austroasiatic, which is supported by the -uing final in the Burmese.

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕʰa̰ɪɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hkyuing. • ALA-LC: khyuiṅʻʹ • BGN/PCGN: chaing. • Okell: hcaíñ

ချိုင့် • (hkyuing.)

1. concave, dented
2. prosperous, propitious, in clover
3. time-worn

ချိုင့် • (hkyuing.)

1. depression in the surface
2. food carrier, carafe, tiffin box
3. cage (for birds or animals)

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