မန်

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See also: မှန်, မှုန်, မွေးနေ့, မြန်, and မုန်း

Mon

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Pali Rāmañña, the classical name of the Mon heartland along the Burmese coast. In classical Mon literature, the Mon are known as ရမာန်.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mo̤n/,[2] IPA(key): /mɔ̤ːn/
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Proper noun

မန် (mawn)

  1. Mon.
    ဘာသာမန် ― Mon language
    ဂကူမန် ― Mon people
Hyponyms
Descendants
  • → Khmer: មន (mɔɔn)
  • → Burmese: မွန် (mwan)

Noun

မန် (mawn)

  1. Mon Peguan {in old lit. Reman}.

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit मन्त्र (mantra).

Noun

မန် (mawn)

  1. charm or magical formula.

Verb

မန် (mawn)

  1. to infuse healing virus into {water medicine} by recitation of mantras to repeat a charm or magical formula recite mantra utter mystic words to heal or word of evil.

References

  1. ^ จำปี ซื่อสัตย์ (2007) พจนานุกรมไทย-มอญ สำเนียงมอญลพบุรี (in Thai), ปทุมธานี : วัดจันทน์กะพ้อ
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Shorto, H.L. (1962) A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon‎, London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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