သောင်း

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Burmese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θáʊɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: saung: • ALA-LC: soṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: thaung: • Okell: thaùñ

Etymology 1

According to STEDT, perhaps from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-tawŋ (“thousand”).

Numeral

သောင်း • (saung:) (digit ၁၀၀၀၀)

  1. ten thousand
Derived terms

Etymology 2

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Doesn't seem to be mentioned by STEDT or Luce 1981, and the grouping of the "profuse" and "poor" senses by MED appears suspect. The "profuse" sense looks like a semantic extension of the "ten thousand" sense in Etymology 1.”

Adjective

သောင်း • (saung:)

  1. (in compounds) profuse, varied, indiscriminate, haphazard
  2. poor, base, undeveloped
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