See also: ဝံ

Burmese

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ဝမ်း

Etymology

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From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *pʷam (belly, stomach, waist), which appears to be related to Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-bʷam ~ s-bʷap (to swell; swollen, fat, thick; rounded part, mountain, hill) (STEDT). Cognate with Jingpho [script needed] (pù-hpam, stomach), as well as, according to Luce, Old Chinese (OC *bomʔ, “mold; pattern”);[1] a more distant cognate from *s-bʷa(m/p) is Old Chinese (OC *pʰaːns, “fat (adjective)”).

Pronunciation

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  • Phonetic respellings: ဝမ်း, ဝ/မ်း
  • IPA(key): /wʊ́ɴ/, /wáɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: wam: • ALA-LC: vamʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: wun:/wan: • Okell: wùñ/wàñ

Noun

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ဝမ်း (wam:)

  1. stomach, belly
  2. bowels, stool
  3. womb
  4. mind, nature
  5. face, obverse (of a palm leaf script)
  6. hold (of a ship or boat)

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-AN Finals (> 37. Womb; Belly)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 43

Further reading

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