စွန်

See also: စွန်း

Burmese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sʊ̀ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: cwan • ALA-LC: cvanʻ • BGN/PCGN: sun • Okell: suñ

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *dzwan (“hawk; kite”). Cognate with Old Chinese 鳶 (OC *ɢʷen, “hawk, kite”) (STEDT).

Noun

စွန် • (cwan)

  1. kite (bird or device)
Derived terms
  • စွန်ကုပ် (cwankup)
  • စွန်တောင်ဆွဲ (cwantaunghcwai:)
  • စွန်ရဲ (cwanrai:)
  • စွန်လွှတ် (cwanhlwat)
  • စွန်သုတ် (cwansut)
  • ရွှေစွန်ညိုကစားနည်း (hrwecwannyuika.ca:nany:)
  • လိပ်စွန် (lipcwan)

Etymology 2

Verb

စွန် • (cwan)

  1. to have a sty (inflammation, pimple, wart, etc.) in one's eye
Derived terms
  • မျက်စိစွန် (myakci.cwan)

Further reading

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