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ယွန်း

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Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /jʊ́ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: ywan: • ALA-LC: yvanʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: yun: • Okell: yùñ

Etymology 1

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Doesn't seem to be mentioned by STEDT or Luce 1981. Vague similarities to Old Chinese (OC *ɡʷroːlʔ, “to turn; to kidnap”).”

Adjective

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ယွန်း (ywan:)

  1. veering (course or direction)

Verb

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ယွန်း (ywan:)

  1. to deviate, shift
  2. to move, go

Derived terms

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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Sanskrit यवन (yavana). Compare Mon ယန်, Thai ยวน (yuuan), Khmer យួន (yuən). The "lacquer" sense stems from the historical association between the Northern Thai people and lacquerware in Myanmar.

Noun

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ယွန်း (ywan:)

  1. (art) lacquer, lacquerware
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Proper noun

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ယွန်း (ywan:)

  1. Yun (name of an ethnic group speaking a Shan dialect and inhabiting the easternmost part of the Shan State)
  2. Northern Thai

Further reading

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