mbwn

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɓɯnᴬ (“sky; heaven”). Cognate with Bouyei mbenl.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

mbwn (old orthography ƃɯn, Sawndip forms 𭑆, 𭑙, 𭑇, 𮦗, 𮦅)

  1. sky
    Synonym: fax
  2. weather
    Synonym: dienheiq
  3. (religion) God (impersonal and universal spiritual presence or force)
  4. (religion) heaven
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