ဝင်း

See also: ဝင်

Burmese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wɪ́ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: wang: • ALA-LC: vaṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: win: • Okell: wìñ

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *hwaŋ (“to encircle; circular, fence”). Cognate with Mizo [Term?] (huaŋ, “yard, enclosure”), Jingpho [script needed] (wāŋ, “to surround; a circle”) (STEDT). The root appears to be areal; compare Old Chinese 環 (OC *ɡʷraːn, “circle, ring; to surround”), Proto-Mon-Khmer *wa(a)ŋ (“enclosure”).

Noun

ဝင်း • (wang:)

  1. enclosure, compound, ground
Derived terms
  • ဝင်းခင်း (wang:hkang:)
  • ဝင်းခြံ (wang:hkram)
  • ဝင်းတံခါး (wang:tamhka:)
  • ဝင်းထရံ (wang:hta.ram)
  • ဝင်းပိုင် (wang:puing)
  • ဝင်းပေါက် (wang:pauk)
  • ဝင်းမှူး (wang:hmu:)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *hwaŋ (“shine; bright; yellow”). Cognate with 黃 (OC *ɡʷaːŋ, “yellow”); more distant cognates include ဝါ (wa, “yellow”) (STEDT).

Adjective

ဝင်း • (wang:)

  1. bright
Derived terms
  • ဝင်းပြောင် (wang:praung)

Proper noun

ဝင်း • (wang:)

  1. a unisex given name

Further reading

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