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Burmese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Probably from a Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rwa(m/ŋ) (“to swell; swollen, fat”) (STEDT root #5951; lexical entries like "jɑ̃u²² 'swell (of tissue)'" aren't linked to the root page), with cognates in Qiangic/rGyalrongic, Kuki-Chin, Tangkhuli, Tamangic, and Kiranti. Whether the root is allofamically related to *s-bʷa(m/p) (“swell, fat, rounded part, mountain”) (whence Old Chinese 胖 (OC *pʰaːns, “fat, plump”)) or *ʔ-b(r)um (“fruit; smallpox”) (whence perhaps Proto-Tani *bum (“smallpox”)) is uncertain.
Verb
ရောင် • (raung)
- to swell
Derived terms
Etymology 2
An areal word (Schuessler (2007)); see Old Chinese 朗 (OC *raːŋʔ, “clear, bright”) for more. Older comparisons by Luce to 色 (OC *srɯɡ, “color”) and 光 (OC *kʷaːŋ, *kʷaːŋs, “ray of light”) appear outdated.[1]
Noun
ရောင် • (raung)
- (in compounds) radiance, glow, color
Derived terms
References
- ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-OṄ Finals (71. Colour; Rays)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 88
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