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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Likely from Thai ยวน (yuuan), which itself derives from Sanskrit यवन (yavana).

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “While phonetically reasonable, why would "Ionia" come to refer to lacquer in Burmese, especially noting that lacquer appears to be native to Asia?”

Noun

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ယွန်း (ywan:)

  1. (art) lacquer
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Etymology 3

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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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