မောင်း

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See also: မိူင်း, မြင်, မင်း, မင်, မြင့်, မိုင်, မြင်း, and မောင်

Burmese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /máʊɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: maung: • ALA-LC: moṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: maung: • Okell: maùñ

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (mɑ̃u⁵⁵ "start / drive (a car)"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981.”)

Verb

မောင်း • (maung:)

  1. to drive (operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle))
  2. to run, operate
  3. to drive out (someone or something)
  4. to goad, drive (people, etc.)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (môŋ "dark red or purple"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981.”)

Adjective

မောင်း • (maung:)

  1. dark red
Derived terms

Particle

မောင်း • (maung:)

  1. particle suffixed to some color terms to indicate deep shade in color

Etymology 3

From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *muː(k/ŋ) (“arm, cubit”). Cognate with Yakkha (muk, “arm, hand, length, cubit”) (STEDT).

Noun

မောင်း • (maung:)

  1. upper arm
  2. level
  3. a sweep
  4. firing mechanism of a gun, trigger mechanism of a crossbow, etc.
  5. simple wooden device of boom and pestle for polishing rice
Derived terms

Particle

မောင်း • (maung:)

  1. particle suffixed to some nouns to convey the notion of being long and slender

Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (mɑ̃u⁵⁵ "gong"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981.”)

Noun

မောင်း • (maung:)

  1. gong
  2. (archaic) a gong; an old Myanmar unit of time (60 gongs = 24 hours)
Derived terms

Etymology 5

Borrowed from Hindi मन (man, “maund”).

Noun

မောင်း • (maung:)

  1. a maund (a unit of measure approximately equal to 22.5 viss)

Further reading

  • “မောင်း” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 769.
  • “မောင်း” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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