အစွန်

Burmese

Etymology

Apparently a variant of အစွန်း (a.cwan:, “extremity”), and not from အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) +‎ စွန် (cwan, “kite; to have eye inflammation”).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: အ'စွန်
  • IPA(key): /ʔəsʊ̀ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: a.cwan • ALA-LC: ʼacvanʻ • BGN/PCGN: ăsun • Okell: ăsuñ

Noun

အစွန် • (a.cwan)

  1. extremity, periphery, edge, end
  2. number in excess of a round figure

Derived terms

  • အစွန်အဖျား (a.cwan-a.hpya:)
  • အမြိတ်အစွန် (a.mrit-a.cwan)

Further reading

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