လုပ်ငန်း

Burmese

Etymology

လုပ် (lup, “work”) +‎ ငန်း (ngan:, “alloted duty”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /loʊʔŋáɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: lupngan: • ALA-LC: lupʻṅanʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: lokngan: • Okell: louʔngàñ

Noun

လုပ်ငန်း • (lupngan:)

1. occupation, work, business, enterprise
2. task, job

Derived terms

• ဝန်ဆောင်လုပ်ငန်း (wanhcaunglupngan:, “services”)

 

Further reading

• “လုပ်ငန်း” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.