ဗၞိက်

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Mon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Pali vaṇijja, from Sanskrit वणिज्य (vaṇijya).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Myanmar) IPA(key): /hə.nòik/

Noun[edit]

ဗၞိက် (bnik)

  1. goods; merchandise
    က္ၜၚ်ပ္ဍဲသၞေဟ်က္ၜၚ်ဂှ်ဖ္ဍိုက်ဗၞိက်မုရော။
    kṗaṅ pḍoa sneh kṗaṅgh phḍiuk bnik muro.
    What cargo is the ship in the harbour carrying?
    • [1896, Rev. Edward O. Stevens, A Vocabulary, English and Peguan, to which are added a few pages of geographical names (overall work in English), Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press, page 64:
      merchandise, n. ဗၞိက်။ ဗနိက်။
      merchandise, n. bnik; banik.
      ]
  2. trade

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