တောကြက်မောက်
Burmese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɔ́t͡ɕɛʔmaʊʔ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: tau:krakmauk • ALA-LC: tokrak‘mok‘ • BGN/PCGN: taw:kyetmauk • Okell: tòceʔmauʔ
Noun
တောကြက်မောက် • (tau:krakmauk)
- longan, dragon's eye[1]
- Synonym: ကြက်မောက်သီး (krakmauksi:)
Usage notes
Some Western materials refer to this species as merely Kyetmauk,[2] which was used in Lower Burma, while Tawthayet in Upper Burma according to Brandis.[3]
References
- Ōno, Tōru (2000) ビルマ(ミャンマー)語辞典 [Burmese dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Daigakushorin, →ISBN
- Watt, George (1891) Dictionary of the Economic Products of India: Volume V., Linum to Oyster, London and Calcutta, page 348
- Brandis, Dietrich (1921) Indian Trees: An Account of Trees, Shrubs, Woody Climbers, Bamboos, and Palms Indigenous or Commonly Cultivated in the British Indian Empire, London: Constable and Company, page 192