ဖုန်

ဖုန်

See also: ဖန် and ဖုန်း

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Chinese 粉 (MC pɨun^X). Cognate with Thai ฝุ่น (fùn), Lao ຝຸ່ນ (fun), Tai Dam ꪄꪴ꪿ꪙ, Shan ၽုၼ်ႇ (phùn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰòʊɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hpun • ALA-LC: phunʻ • BGN/PCGN: hpon • Okell: hpouñ

Noun

ဖုန် • (hpun)

1. dust

References

• “ဖုန်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

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Mon

Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese ဖုံ (hpum).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰuːn/

• (file)

Noun

ဖုန် (phun)

1. mattress

References

• Shorto, H.L. (1962) A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon‎, London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.