မွန်

Burmese

Etymology 1

From Mon မန်. Previously known as တလိုင်း (ta.luing:) in the pre-colonial era.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mʊ̀ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: mwan • ALA-LC: mvanʻ • BGN/PCGN: mun • Okell: muñ

Proper noun

မွန် • (mwan)

  1. Mon
  2. (~ပြည်နယ်) Mon State (an administrative subdivision in Myanmar)
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • မွန်ခမာ (mwanhka.ma)
  • မွန်လူမျိုး (mwanlu-myui:)
Descendants
  • English: Mon
  • Thai: มอญ (mɔɔn)
  • Shan: မွၼ်း (máun)

See also

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mʊ̀ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: mwan • ALA-LC: mvanʻ • BGN/PCGN: mun • Okell: muñ

Adjective

မွန် • (mwan)

  1. noble; good
  2. a female given name
Derived terms
  • ကောင်းမွန် (kaung:mwan)
  • မွန်မြတ် (mwanmrat)
  • မွန်ရည် (mwanrany)
  • ရည်မွန် (ranymwan)
  • လက်မွန် (lakmwan)
  • သရက်ပမွန် (sa.rakpa.mwan)

References

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