ကုန်းဘောင်

Burmese

Etymology

ကုန်း (kun:, “hillock”) +‎ ဘောင် (bhaung, “realm; perimeter”) (not in MED), in reference to the lineages that were reunified under a single state.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kóʊɴbàʊɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: kun:bhaung • ALA-LC: kunʻʺbhoṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: kon:baung • Okell: koùñbauñ

Proper noun

ကုန်းဘောင် • (kun:bhaung)

  1. Konbaung, the name of a Burmese kingdom and dynasty that ruled from 1752 to 1885

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