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ဖွင့်

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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 causative form of ပွင့် (pwang., to bloom, open).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pʰwɪ̰ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hpwang. • ALA-LC: phvaṅʻʹ • BGN/PCGN: hpwin. • Okell: hpwíñ

Verb

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ဖွင့် (hpwang.)

Burmese verb set
Base ပွင့် (pwang.)
Causativeဖွင့် (hpwang.)
  1. to open; to inaugurate
  2. to clear a blockade
  3. to switch on, turn on (the tap, etc.)
  4. to explain (the meaning of something, etc.)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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