မန်
Mon
editAlternative forms
editEtymology 1
editFrom Pali Rāmañña, the classical name of the Mon heartland along the Burmese coast. In classical Mon literature, the Mon are known as ရမာန်.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
editမန် (mawn)
- Mon.
- ဘာသာမန် ― Mon language
- ဂကူမန် ― Mon people
Hyponyms
editDescendants
editNoun
editမန် (mawn)
- Mon Peguan {in old lit. Reman}.
Etymology 2
editFrom Sanskrit मन्त्र (mantra).
Noun
editမန် (mawn)
Verb
editမန် (mawn)
- to infuse healing virus into {water medicine} by recitation of mantras to repeat a charm or magical formula recite mantra utter mystic words to heal or word of evil.
References
edit- ^ จำปี ซื่อสัตย์ [Champi Suesat] (2007[2008]) พจนานุกรมไทย-มอญ สำเนียงมอญลพบุรี [Thai-Mon (Lopburi Dialect) Dictionary] (in Thai), ปทุมธานี [Pathum Thani]: วัดจันทน์กะพ้อ [Chan Kapho Temple]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Shorto, H.L. (1962) A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon[1], London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.