အခင်း

• Phonetic respelling: အ'ခင်း
• IPA^(key): /ʔəkʰɪ́ɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: a.hkang: • ALA-LC: ʼakhaṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: ăhkin: • Okell: ăhkìñ

အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) +‎ ခင်း (hkang:, “to spread, roll out”).

အခင်း • (a.hkang:)

1. flooring
2. something laid out for sitting or lying down

From အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) + a component ခင်း (hkang:), which MED considers separate from the "spread" sense in Etymology 1. However, it could feasibly be related to Etymology 1, via semantic shift "spread out" > "unfolding" > "unfolding of events".

အခင်း • (a.hkang:)

1. occurrence, event, incident, matter or business, circumstance

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