bwn

Welsh

Etymology

Cognate with Irish bonnán (“bittern”); taken together, Proto-Celtic *bunnos (“bittern”) can be reconstructed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʊn/

Noun

bwn m (plural bynnoedd or byniaid)

1. bittern
2. owl

Derived terms

• adar y bwn (“bitterns”)
• bwncath (“buzzard”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of bwn

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
bwn	fwn	mwn	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bwn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Zhuang

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /pɯn˨˦/
• Tone numbers: bwn¹
• Hyphenation: bwn

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *q.pɯlᴬ (“body hair; feather”). Cognate with Thai ขน (kǒn), Lao ຂົນ (khon), Lü ᦃᦳᧃ (ẋun), Tai Dam ꪶꪄꪙ, Shan ၶူၼ် (khǔun), Aiton ၵုꩫ် (khun), Bouyei benl, Ahom 𑜁𑜤𑜃𑜫 (khun), Nong Zhuang koan, Saek ปุ๋น.

Noun

bwn (Sawndip forms 𭯓 or 𭯔 or 𭯞 or 𰚍 or 笨 or 枆 or ⿱毛品 or 𣮡 or 𱥞 or ⿺毛笨 or 𱥢 or 𣰨 or ⿺毛兵 or ⿱髟品 or 品 or ⿱賴毛, 1957–1982 spelling bɯn)

1. (body) hair; fur; wool; feather

Adjective

bwn (1957–1982 spelling bɯn)

1. hairy; furry; fuzzy

See also

• byoem

Etymology 2

Compare Lü ᦔᦹᧃ (ṗuen), Thai ปืน (bpʉʉn).

Noun

bwn (Sawndip forms 錛 or 𣬞, 1957–1982 spelling bɯn)

1. (dialectal) arrow

Synonyms

• naq