chinlone

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US/ˈt͡ʃɪn.loʊn/UK/ˈtʃɪn.ləʊn/

noun

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

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Meanings

nounchinlone (uncountable)

alternative chinlon

  1. uncountableA Burmese ball game incorporating aspects of both sport and dance.

    Synonyms: caneball

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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Origin

  1. Burmeseခြင်းလုံး
  2. Englishchinlone

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

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APA

chinlone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chinlone

MLA

“chinlone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chinlone. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chinlone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chinlone.

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