လွန်
See also: လွန်း
Burmese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lʊ̀ɴ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: lwan • ALA-LC: lvanʻ • BGN/PCGN: lun • Okell: luñ
Noun
လွန် • (lwan)
- rope
- gimlet
Verb
လွန် • (lwan)
- to exceed
- နဲနဲ လွန်အားကြီးလွန်းတယ်
- nai:nai: lwana:kri:lwan:tai
- That’s going a bit too far.
- (literally, “That’s exceeding a little too much.”)
Derived terms
- အလွန် (a.lwan, “very”)
Further reading
- “လွန်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
- “လွန် 2 ‘gimlet’” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 934.
- “လွန် 3 ‘rope’” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 934.
- “လွန် 4 ‘to exceed’” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 934.