မွန်း

Burmese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mʊ́ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: mwan: • ALA-LC: mvanʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: mun: • Okell: mùñ

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Not mentioned by STEDT or Luce 1981.”)

Noun

မွန်း • (mwan:)

  1. (formal, used in compounds only) midday, noon
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

မွန်း • (mwan:)

  1. to be smothered, be suffocated
Derived terms
  • နစ်မွန်း (nacmwan:)
  • မွန်းတီး (mwan:ti:)

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Not mentioned by STEDT or Luce 1981.”)

Pronoun

မွန်း • (mwan:)

  1. term of endearment used among men to denote familiarity

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