မန်

See also: မှန်, မှုန်, မွေးနေ့, မြန်, and မုန်း

Mon

Alternative forms

• (obsolete or proscribed) မည်
• (obsolete) မောန်
• (Thailand) မည္ည, မညှ

Etymology 1

From Pali Rāmañña, the classical name of the Mon heartland along the Burmese coast. In classical Mon literature, the Mon are known as ရမာန်.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mo̤n/, IPA^(key): /mɔ̤ːn/

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Proper noun

မန် (mawn)

1. Mon.

   ဘာသာမန် ― Mon language

   ဂကူမန် ― Mon people

Hyponyms

• မန်ညှ
• မန်ဒ
• မန်ဒိုၚ်

 

Descendants

• → Khmer: មន (mɔɔn)
• → Burmese: မွန် (mwan)

Noun

မန် (mawn)

1. Mon Peguan {in old lit. Reman}.

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit मन्त्र (mantra).

Noun

မန် (mawn)

1. charm or magical formula.

Verb

မန် (mawn)

1. 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.