မုန်ညင်း

Burmese

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (mun-ñâŋ "mustard"). Luce compares the first syllable to Middle Chinese 葑 (MC pjowng|pjowngH, “turnip, mustard”), and the second syllable to 蒕 (MC 'jun, “Nippon lily”), as well as the entire word to Tibetan ཡུངས་ནག (yungs nag, “black mustard”).^[1] The Old Chinese forms of the above characters do not match the Burmese closely; if related, there may be an entangled borrowing relationship across the linguistic area.”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mòʊɴɲɪ́ɴ/
Romanization: MLCTS: munnyang: • ALA-LC: munʻññaṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: monnyin: • Okell: mouñnyìñ

Noun

မုန်ညင်း • (munnyang:)

mustard

Derived terms

References

^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-AṄ Finals (51. Black Mustard, Brassica nigra”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 73