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barrel meaning in Myanmar

စည် cany

UK/ˈbæɹ(ə)l//ˈbæɹəl/

barrel in Myanmar: စည် (cany), စည်ပိုင်း (canypuing:). In English, barrel means a round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). The word is sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.

Myanmar words for barrel

round vessel made from staves bound with a hoop
စည် cany, စည်ပိုင်း canypuing:

English meaning of barrel

  1. noun A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). The word is sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.
  2. noun Such a cask of a certain size, holding one-eighth of what a tun holds. (See a diagram comparing cask sizes.).
  3. noun The quantity which constitutes a full barrel: the volume or weight this represents varies by local law and custom.
  4. noun A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case.

Full definition of barrel

barrel in a sentence

  • the barrel of a windlass; the barrel of a watch, within which the spring is coiled.
  • Throw it into the trash barrel.
  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:barrel.

Synonyms of barrel

barrel in other languages

Questions about barrel in Myanmar

What is the meaning of barrel in Myanmar?
Barrel in Myanmar is စည် (cany), စည်ပိုင်း (canypuing:).
barrel ရဲ့ အဓိပ္ပာယ်က ဘာလဲ။
Barrel: စည် (cany), စည်ပိုင်း (canypuing:).
What does barrel mean in English?
Barrel means a round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). The word is sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: barrel (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Myanmar words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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