ၶုၼ်
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Shan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Chinese 君 (MC kjun). Cognate with Thai ขุน (kǔn), Northern Thai ᨡᩩᩁ, Lao ຂຸນ (khun), Lü ᦃᦳᧃ (ẋun), Tai Nüa ᥑᥧᥢᥴ (xún), Ahom 𑜁𑜤𑜃𑜫 (khun). Compare Old Khmer ខុណ (khuṇa, “a rank of the mandarinate”), Modern Khmer ខុន (khon) and ឃុន (khun).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ၶုၼ် • (khǔn)
Derived terms
[edit]- ၶုၼ်မိူၵ်ႈ (khǔn mōek)
- ၶုၼ်ႁေႃၶမ်း (khǔn hǎu khám)
References
[edit]- Moeng, Sao Tern (1995) Shan-English Dictionary[1], Dunwoody Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.