ပုန်း

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Burmese

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Etymology

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT, while Luce gives Old Chinese (OC *bɯls, “hidden”), Tibetan སྦེད (sbed, to hide, conceal) as potential cognates.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /póʊɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: pun: • ALA-LC: punʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: pon: • Okell: poùñ

Verb

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ပုန်း (pun:)

  1. to hide

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-UN Finals (9. to Hide (into))”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 57

Further reading

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