ဂျုံ

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Burmese[edit]

ဂျုံ

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Hindi गेहूँ (gehū̃, “wheat”) or Bengali গম (gom, “wheat”); both from Sanskrit गोधूम (godhūma).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʑòʊɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: gyum • ALA-LC: gyuṃ • BGN/PCGN: gyon • Okell: jouñ

Noun[edit]

ဂျုံ • (gyum)

  1. wheat

Descendants[edit]

  • → Shan: ၵျုင်ႇ (kjùng)

References[edit]

  • “ဂျုံ” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 319.
  • “ဂျုံ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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