ဇွန်း

See also: ဇွန် and ဇနီး

Burmese

Etymology

Unknown. Shared lexeme across several languages in mainland Southeast Asia, including Mon ဇန် (còn, “spoon”), Thai ช้อน (chɔ́ɔn, “spoon”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zʊ́ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: jwan: • ALA-LC: jvanʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: zun: • Okell: zùñ

Noun

ဇွန်း • (jwan:)

  1. spoon (scooped utensil for eating or serving)

Derived terms

  • စားပွဲဇွန်း (ca:pwai:jwan:, “table-spoon”)
  • ဇွန်းခြစ်အုန်း (jwan:hkracun:, “coconut whose kernel is still soft enough to be scooped up with a spoon”)
  • လက်ဖက်ရည်ဇွန်း (lakhpak-ranyjwan:, “teaspoon”)
  • ဟင်းသောက်ဇွန်း (hang:saukjwan:, “soupspoon”)

Descendants

  • → Jingpho: zun

References

  1. ^ Mathias Jenny (2015) “Foreign influence in the Burmese language”, in International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges

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