From ᮕᮔᮧᮔ᮪ (panon, “eye”) + ᮕᮧᮆ (poé, “day”), literally "the eye of the day". Compare Indonesian matahari, Malagasy masoandro, Vietnamese Mặt Trời
ᮕᮔᮧᮔ᮪ᮕᮧᮆ • (panonpoé)