ဝန်

Burmese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wʊ̀ɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: wan • ALA-LC: vanʻ • BGN/PCGN: wun • Okell: wuñ

Noun

ဝန် • (wan)

1. burden; load
2. responsibility
3. high ranking executive officer

Derived terms

• ဆရာဝန် (hca.rawan)
• မြို့တော်ဝန် (mrui.tauwan)
• ဝန်ကြီး (wankri:)
• ဝန်ထမ်း (wanhtam:)
• ဝန်ထောက် (wanhtauk)

 

Descendants

• → Mon: ဝန်

Further reading

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

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Mon

Etymology

From Burmese ဝန် (wan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wòn/

Noun

ဝန် (transliteration needed)

1. government official