ရာဇဝင်

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali rājavaṃsa, itself from Sanskrit राजवंश (rājavaṃśa, “dynasty”), alternatively analyzable as Pali rāja (“king”) + vaṃsa (“bamboo; lineage”). Cognate with Mon ရာဇာဝၚ် and Shan ရႃႇဝၢင်ႇ (ràa wàang). See also ရာဇ (raja., “king”).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: ရာဇ'ဝင်
  • IPA(key): /jàzəwɪ̀ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: raja.wang • ALA-LC: rājavaṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: yazăwin • Okell: yazăwiñ

Noun

ရာဇဝင် • (raja.wang)

  1. chronicle of kings
  2. (general) chronicle, history
  3. a species of creeper having many applications in herbal medicine (Millettia racemosa)

Descendants

  • → Shan: ရႃႇဝၢင်ႇ (ràa wàang)

Further reading

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