ယွန်း

Burmese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jʊ́ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: ywan: • ALA-LC: yvanʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: yun: • Okell: yùñ

Etymology 1

Adjective

ယွန်း • (ywan:)

  1. veering (course or direction)

Verb

ယွန်း • (ywan:)

  1. to deviate, shift
  2. to move, go

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit यवन (yavana). Compare Mon ယန်, Thai ยวน (yuuan), Khmer យួន (yuən). The "lacquer" sense stems from the historical association between the Northern Thai people and lacquerware in Myanmar.

Noun

ယွန်း • (ywan:)

  1. (art) lacquer, lacquerware
Derived terms

Proper noun

ယွန်း • (ywan:)

  1. Yun (name of an ethnic group speaking a Shan dialect and inhabiting the easternmost part of the Shan State)
  2. Northern Thai

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