ဂၞဴဗိုန်

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Etymology[edit]

ဂၞဴ (gnau, abdomen, belly) +‎ ဗိုန် (bən, (to be) firm), thus literally “belly is firm”.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

ဂၞဴဗိုန် (gnau bən)

  1. to be constipated[2][1]
    Synonym: (Pak Kret District[1]) ဂၞဴကြံင် (gnau kråṅ)

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Sakamoto, Yasuyuki (1994) “ဂၞဴ; ဗိုန်”, in Mon - Japanese Dictionary[1] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, pages 559, 560, 641, 642
  2. 2.0 2.1 Shorto, H.L. (1962) A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon[2], London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

Further reading[edit]

  • อนุสรณ์ สถานนท์, ร้อยตรี [Anusorn Sathanon, Sub-Lt.] (1984) พจนานุกรม มอญ-ไทย [Mon-Thai Dictionary], page 42; Thai translation of Halliday, R. (1922) A Mon-English Dictionary, Bangkok: Siam Society (2nd ed.: Rangoon: Mon Cultural Section, Ministry of Union Culture, Govt. of the Union of Burma, 1955).
  • จำปี ซื่อสัตย์ [Champi Suesat] (2007[2008]) “ท้องผูก”, in พจนานุกรมไทย-มอญ สำเนียงมอญลพบุรี [Thai-Mon (Lopburi Dialect) Dictionary] (in Thai), ปทุมธานี [Pathum Thani]: วัดจันทน์กะพ้อ [Chan Kapho Temple], page 97