mbenl

Bouyei

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɓɯnᴬ (“sky; heaven”). Cognate with Thai บน (bon), Northern Thai ᨷᩫ᩠ᨶ, Lao ບົນ (bon), Lü ᦥᦳᧃ (bun) or ᦢᦳᧃ (ḃun), Shan ဝူၼ် (wǔun) or မူၼ် (mǔun), Zhuang mbwn, Saek บึ๋น.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɓɯn˨˦/

Noun

mbenl

1. sky
2. weather
3. (religion) heaven