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ပွင့်

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Burmese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *pwa(ŋ/k) (to open) (STEDT); cognate with Akha [script needed] (phaŋ, idem). Synchronically analyzable as the base form of ဖွင့် (hpwang., to open).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pwɪ̰ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: pwang. • ALA-LC: pvaṅʻʹ • BGN/PCGN: pwin. • Okell: pwíñ

Verb

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ပွင့် (pwang.)

Burmese verb set
Base ပွင့် (pwang.)
Causativeဖွင့် (hpwang.)
  1. to attain Buddhahood
  2. (of flowers) to blossom, bloom
  3. to open, be open
  4. (of light) to come on
  5. to burst out
  6. (of effluvium) to escape
  7. to come to perceive, become manifest

Derived terms

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Further reading

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