ဇွန်း

See also: ဇွန် and ဇနီး

Burmese

ဇွန်း

Etymology

Compare Mon ဇန် (còn, “spoon”), Thai ช้อน (chɔ́ɔn, “spoon”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /zʊ́ɴ/

Romanization: MLCTS: jwan: • ALA-LC: jvan‘″ • BGN/PCGN: zun: • Okell: zùñ

Noun

ဇွန်း • (jwan:)

spoon (scooped utensil for eating or serving)

Derived terms

စားပွဲဇွန်း (ca:pwai:jwan:, “table-spoon”)
ဟင်းသောက်ဇွန်း (hang:saukjwan:, “soupspoon”)

References

“ဇွန်း” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

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