အလောင်း

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Burmese

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Etymology

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အ- (a.-, nominal prefix) + a component လောင်း (laung:) from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *s-lwaŋ (body, corpse, discarded object). Cognate with Tangut [script needed] (lɪ̯wụ², body); see also လွင့် (lwang., to be blown away) (STEDT).

Pronunciation

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  • Phonetic respelling: အ'လောင်း
  • IPA(key): /ʔəláʊɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: a.laung: • ALA-LC: ʼaloṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: ălaung: • Okell: ălaùñ

Noun

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အလောင်း (a.laung:)

  1. corpse
  2. one destined to be; future; forthcoming
    1. embryo
  3. (Buddhism) one who is progressing towards a state of enlightenment

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Shan: ဢလွင်း (ʼǎ láung)

Further reading

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