chinlone

English

Men playing chinlone.

Alternative forms

chinlon

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪn.loʊn/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtʃɪn.ləʊn/

Noun

chinlone (uncountable)

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

Synonyms

caneball

Translations

Burmese ball game

Burmese: ခြင်းလုံး (my) (hkrang:lum:)

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