ညွန့်

Burmese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲʊ̰ɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: nywan. • ALA-LC: ñvanʻʹ • BGN/PCGN: nyun. • Okell: nyúñ

Noun

ညွန့် • (nywan.)

1. tendril; spring
2. apex; prominence; growth

Proper noun

ညွန့် • (nywan.)

1. a unisex given name

Verb

ညွန့် • (nywan.)

1. taper upward
2. to be the best, to be the choicest

References

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