ဗၞိက်

Mon

Etymology

From Pali vaṇijja, from Sanskrit वणिज्य (vaṇijya).

Pronunciation

• (Myanmar) IPA^(key): /hə.nòik/

Noun

ဗၞိက် (bnik)

1. goods; merchandise

   က္ၜၚ်ပ္ဍဲသၞေဟ်က္ၜၚ်ဂှ်ဖ္ဍိုက်ဗၞိက်မုရော။

   kṗaṅ pḍoa sneh kṗaṅgh phḍiuk bnik muro.

   What cargo is the ship in the harbour carrying?

   • [1896, Rev. Edward O. Stevens, A Vocabulary, English and Peguan, to which are added a few pages of geographical names (overall work in English), Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press, page 64:

     merchandise, n. ဗၞိက်။ ဗနိက်။

     merchandise, n. bnik; banik.

     ]

2. trade

Alternative forms

• ဗနိက်