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tusk meaning in Myanmar

စွယ် cwai

/ˈtʌsk/

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Northern England/ˈtʊsk/

tusk in Myanmar: စွယ် (cwai), ဆင်စွယ် (hcangcwai). In English, tusk means one of a pair of elongated pointed teeth (either cuspids or incisors) that extend outside the mouth of an animal such as walrus, elephant or wild boar, and which continue to grow throughout the animal's life.

Myanmar words for tusk

pointed tooth
စွယ် cwai, ဆင်စွယ် hcangcwai

English meaning of tusk

  1. noun One of a pair of elongated pointed teeth (either cuspids or incisors) that extend outside the mouth of an animal such as walrus, elephant or wild boar, and which continue to grow throughout the animal's life.
  2. noun A small projection on a (tusk) tenon.
  3. noun A tusk shell.
  4. noun A projecting member like a tenon, and serving the same or a similar purpose, but composed of several steps, or offsets, called teeth.

Full definition of tusk

tusk in a sentence

  • Until the CITES sales ban, elephant tusks were the 'backbone' of the legal ivory trade.

Synonyms of tusk

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Questions about tusk in Myanmar

What is the meaning of tusk in Myanmar?
Tusk in Myanmar is စွယ် (cwai), ဆင်စွယ် (hcangcwai).
tusk ရဲ့ အဓိပ္ပာယ်က ဘာလဲ။
Tusk: စွယ် (cwai), ဆင်စွယ် (hcangcwai).
What does tusk mean in English?
Tusk means one of a pair of elongated pointed teeth (either cuspids or incisors) that extend outside the mouth of an animal such as walrus, elephant or wild boar, and which continue to grow throughout the animal's life.

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