dahmbwn

Zhuang

Etymology

From dah (“river”) +‎ mbwn (“sky”). Compare Chinese 天河 (tiānhé), from 天 (tiān, “sky”) + 河 (hé, “river”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ta˧ ɓɯn˨˦/
• Tone numbers: da⁶mbwn¹
• Hyphenation: dah‧mbwn

Noun

dahmbwn (1957–1982 spelling daƅƃɯn)

1. (astronomy) Milky Way

   Synonyms: (dialectal) dahhaij, (dialectal) lohnag