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Burmese
Etymology
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Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (lɑ̃u²² "burn"). Looks a bit like Old Chinese 爛 (*ɡ·raːns, “bright, brilliant; rotten”), while Luce gives Old Chinese 爖 (“fire; to ignite”) as a cognate.[1]”
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Pronunciation
Verb
လောင် • (laung)
- (intransitive) to burn, be burnt
- to scorch
- to berate
Derived terms
See also
- ရှို့ (hrui., “to burn (transitive)”)
References
- ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-OṄ Finals (76. to be on Fire; to Burn)”, 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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