ဖုန်

See also: ဖန် and ဖုန်း

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Chinese 粉 (MC pɨun^X). Cognate with Thai ฝุ่น (fùn), Lao ຝຸ່ນ (fun), Tai Dam ꪄꪴ꪿ꪙ, Shan ၽုၼ်ႇ (phùn).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pʰòʊɴ/

Romanization: MLCTS: hpun • ALA-LC: phun‘ • BGN/PCGN: hpon • Okell: hpouñ

Noun

ဖုန် • (hpun)

dust

References

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

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