ဖုန်း

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from English phone, clipping of တယ်လီဖုန်း (tailihpun:).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰóʊɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hpun: • ALA-LC: phunʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: hpon: • Okell: hpoùñ

Noun

ဖုန်း • (hpun:)

1. phone

   ဖုန်းဆက် ― hpun:hcak ― to make a phone call

Further reading

• “ဖုန်း” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.