ကုန်း

Provisionally, from a Proto-Sino-Tibetan *guːl (“to bulge, bend”). Cognate with Mizo kuːn (“to bend forward”) (STEDT).

The "land" sense is grouped with the other senses by MED, perhaps as "rising ground" (supported by Luce 1981); that said, compare Old Chinese 坤 (OC *kʰuːn, “earth”).

The "back" sense may instead be from a Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-k(j)un (“back, kidney”), whence also Old Chinese 腎 (OC *ɡjinʔ, “kidney”), 夤 (OC *lin, “small of the back, region of the reins”) (STEDT).

• IPA^(key): /kóʊɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: kun: • ALA-LC: kunʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: kon: • Okell: koùñ

ကုန်း • (kun:)

1. to bend

ကုန်း • (kun:)

1. bent, curved, arched, hunched

ကုန်း • (kun:)

1. high ground
2. land
3. the back
4. saddle

ကုန်း • (kun:)

1. (colloquial) (as in applying oneself to a task) with all-out effort

• → Mon: ကုန်

• “ကုန်း” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.