ငုံး

Burmese

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (ŋûṁ "bustard quail"), while Luce gives Old Chinese 鵪 (OC *qoːm, “non-variegated quail”) as a cognate.^[1]”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ŋóʊɴ/
Romanization: MLCTS: ngum: • ALA-LC: ṅuṃʺ • BGN/PCGN: ngon: • Okell: ngoùñ

Noun

ငုံး • (ngum:)

quail

Derived terms

References

^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-UM Finals (10. Quail (Coturnix))”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 45