ဂြၚ်စိၚ်

Mon

Alternative forms

Etymology

ဂြၚ် (“horn”) +‎ စိၚ် (“elephant”), thus literal meaning is “elephant's horn”.

Pronunciation
  • (Thailand) IPA(key): /kre̤aŋ coɲ/[2]

Noun

ဂြၚ်စိၚ် (graṅ ciṅ)

  1. tusk of an elephant; ivory

References
  1. Haswell, J. M. (1874) Grammatical Notes and Vocabulary of the Peguan Language‎, Rangoon: American Mission Press, page 54
  2. Sujaritlak Deepadung (1996) “Mon at Nong Duu, Lamphun Province”, in Mon-Khmer Studies‎, volume 26, page 415
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