Etymology

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Borrowed from Burmese ဘိန်း (bhin:).[1] Doublet of ဘိၚ်.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ဘိန် (bhin)

  1. opium poppy
  2. opium[1][2]
  3. heroin

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Shorto, H.L. (1962) A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon[1], London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
  2. ^ R. Halliday (1922) A Mon-English Dictionary[2], Bangkok: Siam Society