ပုဂံ

Burmese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Burmese ပုကမ် (pukam), perhaps decomposed into ပျူ (pyu, “Pyu”) +‎ ဂါမ (gama., “village”), with the latter syllable from Pali gāma (“village”).

Pronunciation
  • Phonetic respelling: ဗု'ဂံ
  • IPA(key): /bəɡàɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: pu.gam • ALA-LC: pugaṃ • BGN/PCGN: băgan • Okell: păgañ

Proper noun

ပုဂံ • (pu.gam)

  1. (~မြို့) Pagan (a city in Burma), Bagan
  2. (historical) Pagan (former kingdom)

Descendants
  • → Thai: พุกาม (pú-gaam)
  • → English: Bagan
  • → Lao: ພຸກາມ (phu kām)
  • → Lao: ພຸການ (phu kān)
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