"Kengtung" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /kɛŋˈtʊŋ/
Etymology: Borrowed from Shan ၵဵင်းတုင် (káeng tǔng). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|shn|ၵဵင်းတုင်}} Shan ၵဵင်းတုင် (káeng tǔng) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Kengtung
  1. (historical) A former Shan state in eastern Burma. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Kengtung-en-name-VBrdSN58
  2. (historical, dated) A town in Shan State, Burma Tags: dated, historical Categories (place): Places in Myanmar, Towns in Myanmar
    Sense id: en-Kengtung-en-name-k7Q9YLOq Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Kyaingtong
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