Shan

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kuŋ˩/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -uŋ

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Burmese ကုံ (kum).

Noun

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ၵုင်ႇ (kùng)

  1. Aquarius, the eleventh sign of the Zodiac

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Burmese ဂုဏ် (gun), Pali guṇa.

Noun

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ၵုင်ႇ (kùng)

  1. good or bad quality, an attribute; honor, prestige

References

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  • Moeng, Sao Tern (1995) Shan-English Dictionary[1], Dunwoody Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.