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Burmese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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Particularly: “Doesn't seem to be mentioned by STEDT or Luce 1981. Vague similarities to Old Chinese 拐 (OC *ɡʷroːlʔ, “to turn; to kidnap”).”
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Adjective
ယွန်း • (ywan:)
- veering (course or direction)
Verb
ယွန်း • (ywan:)
- to deviate, shift
- to move, go
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Sanskrit यवन (yavana). Compare Mon ယန်, Thai ยวน (yuuan), Khmer យួន (yuən). The "lacquer" sense stems from the historical association between the Northern Thai people and lacquerware in Myanmar.
Noun
ယွန်း • (ywan:)
- (art) lacquer, lacquerware
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Proper noun
ယွန်း • (ywan:)
- Yun (name of an ethnic group speaking a Shan dialect and inhabiting the easternmost part of the Shan State)
- Northern Thai
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