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မောင်း

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Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /máʊɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: maung: • ALA-LC: moṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: maung: • Okell: maùñ

Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (mɑ̃u⁵⁵ "start / drive (a car)"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981.”)

Verb

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မောင်း (maung:)

  1. to drive (operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle))
  2. to run, operate
  3. to drive out (someone or something)
  4. to goad, drive (people, etc.)
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Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (môŋ "dark red or purple"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981.”)

Adjective

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မောင်း (maung:)

  1. dark red
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Particle

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မောင်း (maung:)

  1. particle suffixed to some color terms to indicate deep shade in color

Etymology 3

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From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *muː(k/ŋ) (arm, cubit). Cognate with Yakkha [script needed] (muk, arm, hand, length, cubit) (STEDT).

Noun

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မောင်း (maung:)

  1. upper arm
  2. level
  3. a sweep
  4. firing mechanism of a gun, trigger mechanism of a crossbow, etc.
  5. simple wooden device of boom and pestle for polishing rice
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Particle

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မောင်း (maung:)

  1. particle suffixed to some nouns to convey the notion of being long and slender

Etymology 4

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (mɑ̃u⁵⁵ "gong"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981.”)

Noun

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မောင်း (maung:)

  1. gong
  2. (archaic) a gong; an old Myanmar unit of time (60 gongs = 24 hours)
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Etymology 5

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Borrowed from Hindi मन (man, maund).

Noun

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မောင်း (maung:)

  1. a maund (a unit of measure approximately equal to 22.5 viss)

Further reading

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  • မောင်း” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 769.
  • မောင်း” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.