mbwn

Zhuang

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), Bouyei mbenl, Saek บึ๋น, Tày bôn.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ɓɯn˨˦/
• Tone numbers: mbwn¹
• Hyphenation: mbwn

Noun

mbwn (Sawndip forms 𭑆 or 𭑙 or 𭑇 or 𮦗 or 𮦅, 1957–1982 spelling ƃɯn)

1. sky

   Synonym: fax

2. weather

   Synonym: dienheiq

3. (religion) God (impersonal and universal spiritual presence or force)
4. (religion) heaven

Derived terms

• dahmbwn