ဝန်း

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Burmese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wʊ́ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: wan: • ALA-LC: vanʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: wun: • Okell: wùñ

Etymology 1

Possibly from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s-gaw (“head”), with a noun-forming suffix *-n (Schuessler, 2003; STEDT). Cognate with Chinese 圓／圆 (yuán), Chinese 元 (yuán).

Adjective

ဝန်း • (wan:)

  1. in shape of circle; circular; round

Noun

ဝန်း • (wan:)

  1. surrounding; environment

Verb

ဝန်း • (wan:)

  1. to encircle something; surround
Derived terms

Etymology 2

ဝန်း (sense 1): Obverse of a 10,000 South Korean won note

Cognate with Chinese 圓／圆 (yuán, “circle” > “round coin”), Korean 원 (won). Compare Japanese 円 (en), Mandarin 元 (yuán). Doublet of ဝမ် (wam) and ဝေါန် (waun).

Noun

ဝန်း • (wan:)

  1. won; the official currency of South Korea, sign = ₩ (KRW)
  2. won; the official currency of North Korea (KPW)
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