ပြောင်
Burmese
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /pjàʊɴ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: praung • ALA-LC: proṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: pyaung • Okell: pyauñ
Etymology 1
editCognate with Burmese ပြင်း (prang:).
Verb
editပြောင် • (praung)
- to shine
- to shine; excel
- to stand out
- to be cleaned out
- to poke fun at; joke; jest
Adjective
editပြောင် • (praung)
- bare
- bald
- huge; great
Etymology 2
editFrom Proto-Sino-Tibetan *brawŋ (“wild yak, buffalo”) (STEDT, Boodberg 1937, Schuessler, 2007), cognate with Tibetan འབྲོང ('brong, “wild yak”), Chinese 犎 (fēng, “zebu”).
Noun
editပြောင် • (praung) (classifier ကောင်)
References
edit- “ပြောင်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.