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လွန်း

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Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lʊ́ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: lwan: • ALA-LC: lvanʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: lun: • Okell: lùñ

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 (lwân "twist a strand", ə-lwân "strand of rope"). Luce gives Old Chinese 綸 (OC *kruːn, *ɡ·run, “to twist a cord; silk thread”) as a cognate.[1]”

Noun

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လွန်း • (lwan:)

  1. strand or ply for making ropes
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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 (lwân "shuttle"). Luce gives Old Chinese 梭 (OC *sloːl, “shuttle of a loom”) as a cognate,[2] though the Old Chinese reconstruction doesn't particularly match.”

Noun

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လွန်း • (lwan:)

  1. shuttle of a loom (the sliding thread holder in a sewing machine)
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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.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (lwân "( astrological term )"), and not mentioned by STEDT. Perhaps a semantic extension of "twist strand" or "loom shuttle"?”

Noun

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လွန်း • (lwan:)

  1. (astrology) term for a particular celestial abode

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 (lwân "( verb. affix 'excess'" )), and not mentioned by STEDT. Perhaps a semantic extension of "twist strand" (> "big strand" > "overly big")?”

Particle

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လွန်း • (lwan:)

  1. particle suffixed to verbs or adjectives to convey the meaning of "excessive"
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References

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  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-AN Finals (64. to Twist (a rope)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 55
  2. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-AN Finals (68. Shuttle”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 55

Further reading

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