ဟောင်
Burmese
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /hàʊɴ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: haung • ALA-LC: hoṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: haung • Okell: hauñ
Etymology 1
editFrom Proto-Tibeto-Burman *haw(ŋ/k) (“to bark”). Compare Middle Chinese 吼 (MC xuwX|xuwH, “to roar; to shout”).
Verb
editဟောင် • (haung)
Etymology 2
editVerb
editဟောင် • (haung)
- to be rancid; to give off a bad odour; to stink
References
edit- “ဟောင်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.