ဇွန်း

See also: ဇွန် and ဇနီး

Burmese

ဇွန်း

Etymology

Unknown. Shared lexeme across several languages in mainland Southeast Asia, including Mon ဇန် (còn, “spoon”), Thai ช้อน (chɔ́ɔn, “spoon”).^[1] This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /zʊ́ɴ/
Romanization: MLCTS: jwan: • ALA-LC: jvanʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: zun: • Okell: zùñ

Noun

ဇွန်း • (jwan:)

spoon (scooped utensil for eating or serving)

Derived terms

စားပွဲဇွန်း (ca:pwai:jwan:, “table-spoon”)
ဟင်းသောက်ဇွန်း (hang:saukjwan:, “soupspoon”)

Descendants

→ Jingpho: zun

References

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

^ Mathias Jenny (2015) “Foreign influence in the Burmese language”, in International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges

[1] Mathias Jenny (2015) “Foreign influence in the Burmese language”, in International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges

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