ဂဠုန်

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali garuḷa; see Sanskrit गरुड (garuḍá) for more.

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: ဂ'ဠုန်
  • IPA(key): /ɡəlòʊɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: ga.lun • ALA-LC: gaḷunʻ • BGN/PCGN: gălon • Okell: gălouñ

Noun

ဂဠုန် • (ga.lun) (classifier ကောင်)

  1. (mythology) garuda (a large mythical bird or bird-like creature that appears in both Hindu and Buddhist mythology)

Derived terms

  • ဂဠုန်တောင်ရွက် (ga.luntaung-rwak)
  • ဂဠုန်လက်သည်း (ga.lunlaksany:)
  • ငါးဂဠုန် (nga:ga.lun)
  • ဆေးဂဠုန် (hce:ga.lun)

See also

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