ပင်

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Burmese

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: ပင်
  • IPA(key): /pɪ̀ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: pang • ALA-LC: paṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: pin • Okell: piñ
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Etymology 1

Possibly from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(b/p)ul (root; stump; tree). Cognate with Old Chinese (OC *pɯːnʔ, “source; root”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Luce tentatively gives (OC *mreːŋ, “sprout”) as a cognate.

Noun

ပင် (pang)

  1. plant
Derived terms

Classifier

ပင် (pang)

  1. 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)

  1. (especially in compounds) to be laden, be heavy, be weighed down, be weary

Particle

ပင် (pang)

  1. particle suffixed to a word for emphasis

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ 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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