လွန်

See also: လွန်း

Burmese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lʊ̀ɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: lwan • ALA-LC: lvanʻ • BGN/PCGN: lun • Okell: luñ
• (Arakanese) IPA^(key): /lwɛ̃ɴ²²/

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• (Southern Arakanese) IPA^(key): /lwãɪɴ²²/

Noun

လွန် • (lwan)

1. rope
2. gimlet

Verb

လွန် • (lwan)

1. to exceed, to go beyond

   နဲနဲ လွန်အားကြီးလွန်းတယ်

   nai:nai: lwana:kri:lwan:tai

   That’s going a bit too far.

   (literally, “That’s exceeding a little too much.”)

2. to be well past
3. to pass away
4. to transgress

Derived terms

• အလွန် (a.lwan, “very”)

Further reading

• “လွန်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
• “လွန် 2 ‘gimlet’” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 934.
• “လွန် 3 ‘rope’” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 934.
• “လွန် 4 ‘to exceed’” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 934.