How to Say “Chicken” in Burmese

ကြက်
krak/t͡ɕɛʔ/
The Burmese word for "chicken" is ကြက် (krak).
ကြက် is a noun used to refer to the bird.
Meaning: bird (noun)

How do you pronounce it?

The romanization is krak and the IPA is /tɕɛʔ/.

Did you know?

  • Burmese culture has traditional beliefs about the 'auspiciousness' of a ကြက် appearing or crowing at certain times of the day.
  • The sound of the word ကြက် is thought to be onomatopoeic, mirroring the actual clucking sounds a bird makes.
  • In Myanmar, certain breeds of ကြက် are highly prized for traditional cockfighting, which is deeply embedded in rural cultural history.

Examples in context

  • ကြက်တစ်ကောင်ရှိတယ်။
    kyet ta kaung shi de.
    There is a chicken.
  • ကြက်က အနက်ရောင်ပါ။
    kyet ka a net yaung par.
    The chicken is black.
  • ကြက်ကလေးတွေ ပြေးနေကြတယ်။
    kyet ka lay tway pyay nay kya de.
    The chicks are running.

Example conversation

Zaw Zaw and Hnin Hnin are visiting a farm.

  1. ဇော်ဇော် Zaw Zaw

    ဟိုမှာ ကြက် တွေ အများကြီးပဲ။
    ho mar kyet tway amyagi pal
    There are so many chickens over there.
  2. နှင်းနှင်း Hnin Hnin

    ဟုတ်တယ်၊ အရမ်း ချစ်စရာ ကောင်းတာပဲ။
    hot tal, ayan chit sayar kaung tar pal
    Yes, they are very cute.
  3. ဇော်ဇော် Zaw Zaw

    နှင်းနှင်း ကြက် ကို ကြိုက်လား။
    hnin hnin kyet ko kyite lar
    Do you like chickens, Hnin Hnin?
  4. နှင်းနှင်း Hnin Hnin

    ဟုတ်၊ ကျွန်မ ကြိုက်ပါတယ်။
    hot, kyan ma kyite par tal
    Yes, I like them.

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