ဝန်ထမ်း

Burmese

Etymology

ဝန် (wan, “high ranking executive officer”) +‎ ထမ်း (htam:, “to serve (duty)”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ဝန်ဒမ်း
• IPA^(key): /wʊ̀ɴdáɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: wanhtam: • ALA-LC: vanʻthamʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: wundan: • Okell: wuñhtàñ

Noun

ဝန်ထမ်း • (wanhtam:)

1. public service personnel

Further reading

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