သင်ပုန်း
Burmese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]According to MED, from သင် (sang, “to teach, learn”) + ပုန်း (pun:, “to hide”), though this analysis seems semantically dubious. For the first component, STEDT suggests that it itself signifies "slate" rather than "teach" (saŋ- "oblong blackboard used as slate"), though no further etymology is given. For the second component, Luce suggests a relation to Old Chinese 版 (OC *praːnʔ, “board, tablet”) instead, though the phonetics are problematic.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- Phonetic respelling: သင်ဗုန်း
- IPA(key): /θɪ̀ɴbóʊɴ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: sangpun: • ALA-LC: saṅʻpunʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: thinbon: • Okell: thiñpoùñ
Noun
[edit]သင်ပုန်း • (sangpun:)
Derived terms
[edit]- ကျောက်သင်ပုန်း (kyauksangpun:)
References
[edit]- ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-UN Finals (10. Blackboard)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 57
Further reading
[edit]- “သင်ပုန်း” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.