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chinlone

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ˈt͡ʃɪn.loʊn/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtʃɪn.ləʊn/

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noun

Meaning 1

A Burmese ball game incorporating aspects of both sport and dance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Burmese ခြင်းလုံး (hkrang:lum:), from ခြင်း (hkrang:, “basket”) + အလုံး (a.lum:, “ball”).

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Burmese: ခြင်းလုံး (hkrang:lum:) — Burmese ball game