ဆွမ်း

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Burmese

Etymology

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Particularly: “Doesn't seem to be mentioned by STEDT, while Luce 1981 adduces Tibetan ལྡོམ་བུ (ldom bu, “alms”) as a cognate.[1] Also bears vague resemblance to Old Chinese 餞 (OC *zlenʔ, *zlens, “to give a farewell party; to preserve fruits in honey or syrup”).”

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respellings: ဆွမ်း, ဆွ/မ်း
  • IPA(key): /sʰʊ́ɴ/, /sʰwáɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hcwam: • ALA-LC: chvamʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: hsun:/hswan: • Okell: hsùñ/hswàñ

Noun

ဆွမ်း • (hcwam:) (classifier ပွဲ)

  1. (Buddhism) food offered to the Buddha or to monks

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Shan: သွမ်း (sáum)

References

  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-AM Finals (44. Cooked Rice; Alms for monks)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 43

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