ဝမ်း

See also: ဝံ

Burmese

ဝမ်း

Etymology

From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *pʷam (“belly, stomach, waist”), which appears to be related to Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-bʷam ~ s-bʷap (“to swell; swollen, fat, thick; rounded part, mountain, hill”) (STEDT). Cognate with Jingpho [script needed] (pù-hpam, “stomach”), as well as, according to Luce, Old Chinese 範 (OC *bomʔ, “mold; pattern”); a more distant cognate from *s-bʷa(m/p) is Old Chinese 胖 (OC *pʰaːns, “fat (adjective)”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respellings: ဝမ်း, ဝ/မ်း
• IPA^(key): /wʊ́ɴ/, /wáɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: wam: • ALA-LC: vamʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: wun:/wan: • Okell: wùñ/wàñ

Noun

ဝမ်း • (wam:)

1. stomach, belly
2. womb

Synonyms

• ဗိုက် (buik)

Derived terms

• ဝမ်းဆွဲ (wam:hcwai:, “midwife”)

 

Further reading

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