Etymology

Kachin

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Today it means: Any of a number of non-Burman ethnolinguistic groups in Kachin State, Burma, including the Jingpho people. Full definition →

Burmese ကချင်
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  1. Burmese · borrowed fromကချင်
  2. English todayKachin

From Burmese ကချင် (ka.hkyang).

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