သုင်း

Eastern Pwo

Etymology 1

From Proto-Karen *swɨnᴮ (“liver”). Cognates include S'gaw Karen သူၣ် (thoò).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [θɘ̃ɯ̯̃˥˥]

Noun

သုင်း (θə́ɯɴ)

1. liver

Etymology 2

From Proto-Karen [Term?]. Cognates include S'gaw Karen သူၣ် (thoò).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [θɘ̃ɯ̯̃˥˥]

Verb

သုင်း (θə́ɯɴ)

1. (transitive) to plant
2. (transitive) to build

References

• A. Kato (2009) “A Basic Vocabulary of Htoklibang Pwo Karen with Hpa-an, Kyonbyaw, and Proto-Pwo Karen Forms”, in Asian and African Languages and Linguistics, volume 4, page 186
• Saw Mervin Myat Kyaw et. al. “သုင်း”, in Karen (Pwo) - Burmese - English dictionary, Phrakhanong: Karen (Pwo) Dictionary Compiling Committee, page 198

Shan

Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese သုံး (sum:, “to use”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʰuŋ˥/
• Rhymes: -uŋ

Verb

သုင်း • (súng) (abstract noun လွင်ႈသုင်း)

1. to use