ဆက္ကဂံ

Burmese

Etymology

ဆက္က (hcakka., “six”) +‎ ဂံ (gam, “corner, angle”). Borrowed from Pali chakka + Pali koṇa. Compare Khmer ឆកោណ (chɑkaon).

Pronunciation

Phonetic respelling: ဆက်က'ဂံ
IPA^(key): /sʰɛʔkəɡàɴ/
Romanization: MLCTS: hcakka.gam • ALA-LC: chakkagaṃ • BGN/PCGN: hsetkăgan • Okell: hseʔkăgañ

Noun

ဆက္ကဂံ • (hcakka.gam)

(geometry) hexagon
Synonym: ဆဋ္ဌဂံ (hcathta.gam)

References

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

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