ဝန်

Burmese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /wʊ̀ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: wan • ALA-LC: vanʻ • BGN/PCGN: wun • Okell: wuñ

Noun

ဝန် • (wan)

  1. burden; load
  2. responsibility
  3. high ranking executive officer

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → English: woon
  • → Mon: ဝန်
  • → Shan: ဝုၼ်ႇလူင် (wùn lǔung)

Further reading

Mon

Etymology

From Burmese ဝန် (wan).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /wòn/

Noun

ဝန် (wan)

  1. government official

References
  • Shorto, H.L. (1962) A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon‎, London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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