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)

1. (geometry) hexagon

   Synonym: ဆဋ္ဌဂံ (hcathta.gam)

References

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