ပုန်ကန်
Burmese
Etymology
ပုန် (pun, “to rebel”) + ကန် (kan, “to kick, erupt”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pòʊɴkàɴ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: punkan • ALA-LC: punʻkanʻ • BGN/PCGN: ponkan • Okell: pouñkañ
Verb
ပုန်ကန် • (punkan)
- to rebel against established authority or government, revolt
Derived terms
- တပ်တွင်းပုန်ကန်မှု (taptwang:punkanhmu.)
Further reading
- “ပုန်ကန်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.