မှုန်

See also: မန်, မှန်, မွေးနေ့, မြန်, and မုန်း

Burmese

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-mun (“dark, dull, sad”). Cognate with Tibetan རྨུན་པོ (rmun po, “dull, heavy, stupid”) and Chinese 悶／闷 (mèn, “depressed, in low spirits”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m̥òʊɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hmun • ALA-LC: mhunʻ • BGN/PCGN: hmon • Okell: hmouñ

Verb

မှုန် • (hmun)

1. be dim
2. be gloomy, sullen

References

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