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ငုံး

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Burmese

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Etymology

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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

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

Noun

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ငုံး • (ngum:)

  1. quail

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ 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

Further reading

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