ပဉ္စင်း

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Burmese

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Etymology

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Perhaps from Pali pañcaṅga (consisting of five things), in the sense that a fully ordained monk:

  • Is one who has abandoned the five factors (Pali pañcaṅgavippahīna) of: lust, ill will, stiffness and torpor, agitation and worry, and uncertainty, and
  • Is one who is complete in the five factors (Pali pañcaṅgasamannāgata) of: the aggregate of virtue, concentration, wisdom, liberation, and knowledge/vision of one beyond training.

Pronunciation

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  • Phonetic respelling: ဗ'ဇင်း
  • IPA(key): /bəzɪ́ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: panycang: • ALA-LC: pañcaṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: băzin: • Okell: băzìñ

Noun

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ပဉ္စင်း (panycang:) (classifier ပါး or ဦး)

  1. (Buddhism) fully ordained Buddhist monk

Descendants

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  • Mon: ပျၚ်

References

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