ပေါင်း

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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 (pôŋ "arched covering or roof"; "weeds, shrubs, bushes"; "collect and unite in one; put on turban; sun"; "bake in oven, steam"). MED considers all senses to be related; if so, then perhaps something like "canopy" > "gathering event under a canopy" > "mix, associate, marry" and so. The "steam" sense seems like a stretch to be related to the others, though. Luce 1981 separates these senses into "to steam, bake", "bush, thicket", "to collect in one; total", and "companion; associate", and adduces no cognates for any of them.[1]

That said, note similarities to Old Chinese 逢 (OC *boŋ, “to meet, encounter”).”

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /páʊɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: paung: • ALA-LC: poṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: paung: • Okell: paùñ

Verb

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ပေါင်း • (paung:)

  1. to add, to mix
  2. to befriend, associate
  3. to marry
  4. to wrap a turban
  5. to steam

Noun

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ပေါင်း • (paung:)

  1. arched roof or canopy over a cart or boat
  2. weed

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-OṄ Finals (52-55)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 87

Further reading

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