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cistern meaning in Myanmar

ရေလှောင်ကန် rehlaungkan

UK/ˈsɪs.tən//ˈsɪs.tɚn/

cistern in Myanmar: ရေလှောင်ကန် (rehlaungkan). In English, cistern means a reservoir or tank for holding water, especially for catching and holding rainwater for later use.

Myanmar words for cistern

reservoir for holding water
ရေလှောင်ကန် rehlaungkan

English meaning of cistern

  1. noun A reservoir or tank for holding water, especially for catching and holding rainwater for later use.
  2. noun In a flush toilet, the container in which the water used for flushing is held; a toilet tank.
  3. noun A shallow, typically oval, vessel made of porcelain, pottery, or glass.
  4. noun The receptacle that holds the fuel in an oil lamp.

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Questions about cistern in Myanmar

What is the meaning of cistern in Myanmar?
Cistern in Myanmar is ရေလှောင်ကန် (rehlaungkan).
cistern ရဲ့ အဓိပ္ပာယ်က ဘာလဲ။
Cistern: ရေလှောင်ကန် (rehlaungkan).
What does cistern mean in English?
Cistern means a reservoir or tank for holding water, especially for catching and holding rainwater for later use.

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