mbwn

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɓɯnᴬ (“sky; heaven”). Cognate with Thai บน (bon), Northern Thai ᨷᩫ᩠ᨶ, Lao ບົນ (bon), Lü ᦥᦳᧃ (bun) or ᦢᦳᧃ (ḃun), Shan ဝူၼ် (wǔun) or မူၼ် (mǔun), Bouyei mbenl, Saek บึ๋น, Tày bôn.

Pronunciation

Noun

mbwn (Sawndip forms 𭑆 or 𭑙 or 𭑇 or 𮦗 or 𮦅, 1957–1982 spelling ƃɯn)

  1. sky
    Synonym: fax
  2. weather
    Synonym: dienheiq
  3. (religion) God (impersonal and universal spiritual presence or force)
  4. (religion) heaven

Derived terms

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