ပုဂံ

Burmese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Burmese ပုကမ် (pukam), perhaps decomposed into ပျူ (pyu, “Pyu”) +‎ ဂါမ (gama., “village”), with the latter syllable from Pali gāma (“village”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ဗု'ဂံ
• IPA^(key): /bəɡàɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: pu.gam • ALA-LC: pugaṃ • BGN/PCGN: băgan • Okell: păgañ

Proper noun

ပုဂံ • (pu.gam)

1. (~မြို့) Pagan (a city in Burma), Bagan
2. (historical) Pagan (former kingdom)

Descendants

• → Thai: พุกาม (pú-gaam)
• → English: Bagan
• → Lao: ພຸກາມ (phu kām)
• → Lao: ພຸການ (phu kān)