အမှုန်

Burmese

Etymology

အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) +‎ မှုန် (hmun, “to be dim; speck”), perhaps as fine particles of dust tend to appear dim, particularly when kicked up into the air.

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: အ'မှုန်
  • IPA(key): /ʔəm̥òʊɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: a.hmun • ALA-LC: ʼamhunʻ • BGN/PCGN: ăhmon • Okell: ăhmouñ

Noun

အမှုန် • (a.hmun)

  1. particle, dust, speck

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