ပြောင်
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Burmese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /pjàʊɴ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: praung • ALA-LC: proṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: pyaung • Okell: pyauñ
Etymology 1[edit]
Cognate with Burmese ပြင်း (prang:).
Verb[edit]
ပြောင် • (praung)
- to shine
- to shine; excel
- to stand out
- to be cleaned out
- to poke fun at; joke; jest
Adjective[edit]
ပြောင် • (praung)
- bare
- bald
- huge; great
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *brawŋ (“wild yak, buffalo”) (STEDT, Boodberg 1937, Schuessler, 2007), cognate with Tibetan འབྲོང ('brong, “wild yak”), Chinese 犎 (fēng, “zebu”).
Noun[edit]
ပြောင် • (praung) (classifier ကောင်)
References[edit]
- “ပြောင်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.