ခေါင်ရည်
Burmese
Etymology
ခေါင် (hkaung, “desolate, distant”) + ရည် (rany, “liquid”).
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respelling: ခေါင်ရေ
- IPA(key): /kʰàʊɴjè/
- Romanization: MLCTS: hkaung-rany • ALA-LC: khoṅʻraññʻ • BGN/PCGN: hkaung-ye • Okell: hkauñyei
Noun
ခေါင်ရည် • (hkaung-rany)
- a kind of intoxicating brew, made particularly in ethnic regions of Myanmar, often translated as sweet ale
Further reading
- “ခေါင်ရည်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.