mbwn
Zhuang edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /ɓɯn˨˦/
- Tone numbers: mbwn1
- Hyphenation: mbwn
Noun edit
mbwn (Sawndip forms 𭑆 or 𭑙 or 𭑇 or 𮦗 or 𮦅, 1957–1982 spelling ƃɯn)
- sky
- Synonym: fax
- weather
- Synonym: dienheiq
- (religion) God (impersonal and universal spiritual presence or force)
- (religion) heaven