mbenl

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Bouyei

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *ɓɯnᴬ (sky; heaven). Cognate with Thai บน (bon), Northern Thai ᨷᩫ᩠ᨶ, Lao ບົນ (bon), ᦥᦳᧃ (bun) or ᦢᦳᧃ (ḃun), Shan ဝူၼ် (wǔun) or မူၼ် (mǔun), Zhuang mbwn, Saek บึ๋น, Tày bôn.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mbenl

  1. sky
  2. weather
  3. (religion) heaven