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hanker

/ˈhaŋkə/

US pronunciation
American sound/ˈhaŋkə/
hanker
Syllables
2 syllables
Stress
1st syllable stress
Vowel
Schwa vowel
Ending
Final r is pronounced in US English

han - ker -> hanker

Myanmar meaning

(v) တောင့်တသည်။လွမ်းသည်။

Full entry

hanker /'hæŋkǝ(r)/ v

တောင့်တသည်။ လွမ်းသည်။
❏ hanker after/ for sth [PHRV ] စွဲလမ်းတောင့်တသည်။ hanker after one's native land ❍ hanker for big city life.
❏ hankering n ~ (after/ for sth) ; ~ (to do sth) တပ်မက် မှု။ စွဲလမ်းမှု။ ပြင်းပြသောဆန္ဒ။ ဥပါဒါန်။ have a hankering for adventure/ to travel.

More examples
  • [hanker after/for] : She had always hankered after thick curly hair.
  • [hanker to do something] : He hankered to revisit his childhood home.
Synonyms
yearn, want, crave, have a yen, hunger, long, ache, covet, cream for, desire, itch, lust, obsess, partial to, pine, sigh, thirst, wish, yen
Antonyms
be averse, despise, dislike, hate
Cross references
yearnwantcravehave a yenhungerlongachecovetcream fordesireitchlustobsesspartial topinesighthirstwishyenbe aversedespisedislikehateadventureafterforhavesth
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