ပြန့်

Burmese

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *p-(r/j)an (“to spread (wide), stretch out”), whence Jingpho [script needed] (phran, “to grow, unfold and flatten (as a leaf)”), Old Chinese 遍 (OC *peːns, “to be spread out; all around, universally”) (STEDT).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pja̰ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: pran. • ALA-LC: pranʻʹ • BGN/PCGN: pyan. • Okell: pyáñ
  • Homophone: ပျံ့ (pyam.)

Adjective

ပြန့် • (pran.)

  1. flat and even, level
  2. broad, covering a wide area

Verb

ပြန့် • (pran.)

  1. to become widespread, spread

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