ဒုံမင်း

Burmese

ဒုံမင်း (zither)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit धमनि (dhamáni, “pipe, tube”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dòʊɴmɪ́ɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: dummang: • ALA-LC: duṃmaṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: donmin: • Okell: douñmìñ

Noun

ဒုံမင်း • (dummang:)

1. (obsolete, music) A kind of wind instrument.
2. (music) A zither-like stringed instrument.

References

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