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Burmese
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respelling: ပင်
- IPA(key): /pɪ̀ɴ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: pang • ALA-LC: paṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: pin • Okell: piñ
Etymology 1
Possibly from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(b/p)ul (“root; stump; tree”). Cognate with Old Chinese 本 (OC *pɯːnʔ, “source; root”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Luce tentatively gives 萌 (OC *mreːŋ, “sprout”) as a cognate.
Noun
ပင် • (pang)
- plant
Derived terms
Classifier
ပင် • (pang)
- numerical classifier used in counting tall upright things (trees, plants, poles, etc.) and long strands (hair, thread, etc.)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *baŋ (“tired, exhausted”), and cognate with the first syllable of Kaang Chin (bɔŋ³⁵ kʉ³¹, “tired”). This root is very likely allofamic with Proto-Tibeto-Burman *bal (“tired, thirsty”), whence ပန်း (pan:, “tired”) (STEDT).
Verb
ပင် • (pang)
- (especially in compounds) to be laden, be heavy, be weighed down, be weary
Particle
ပင် • (pang)
- particle suffixed to a word for emphasis
Derived terms
References
- ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-AṄ Finals (75. Plant, Tree)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 74
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