လောင်း

Burmese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /láʊɴ/
Romanization: MLCTS: laung: • ALA-LC: loṅ‘″ • BGN/PCGN: laung: • Okell: laùñ

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-lawŋ (“boat”). Compare Old Chinese 船 (OC *ɦljon, “boat”).

Noun

လောင်း • (laung:)

long and narrow boat
canoe

Etymology 2

Verb

လောင်း • (laung:)

to pour
to water

References

“လောင်း” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

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