ပယင်း

Burmese

Etymology

According to MED, borrowed from Pali piyaṅga, though such a term is not listed in the Pali-English Dictionary. The Pali term appears to possibly stem from the Sanskrit root पी (pī, “to fatten”), with semantic shift "fat" > "yellow" > "yellow mineral"; for a semantic parallel from this root, compare perhaps Sanskrit पीत (pīta, “yellow”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ပ'ယင်း
• IPA^(key): /pəjɪ́ɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: pa.yang: • ALA-LC: payaṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: păyin: • Okell: păyìñ

Noun

ပယင်း • (pa.yang:)

1. amber

Derived terms

• ပယင်းရောင် (pa.yang:raung)

Further reading

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