ဂၠုၚ်

Mon

Alternative forms
  • ဂၠုင်

Etymology

From Middle Mon gluṅ, from Old Mon dluṅ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *d₂lu(u)ŋ ~ *d₂l(u)əŋ (“boat”). Compare Bahnar plŭng (“boat”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ဂၠုၚ် (gluṅ)

  1. small boat,[3][4][2][5] canoe.[1]
  2. (Kaw Kyaik) boat-shaped trough.[1]

Derived terms

(Nouns)

  • ဂတာဂၠုၚ် (gatā gluṅ, “bottom of the boat”)
  • ဂၠုၚ်ဂဒိုအ် (gluṅ gadəʼ, “ferry”)
  • ဂၠုၚ်တဲ (gluṅ tay, “cupped hand”)
  • ဂၠုၚ်ပြိုၚ် (gluṅ prəṅ, “racing boat”)
  • စပ်ဂၠုၚ် (cap gluṅ)
  • ပံၚ်ဂၠုၚ် (påṅ gluṅ, “shelter on the boat”)

References
  1. Shorto, H.L. (1962) A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon‎, London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
  2. Sakamoto, Yasuyuki (1994) “ဂၠုင်”, in Mon - Japanese Dictionary‎ (in Japanese), Tokyo: Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, page 958
  3. Haswell, J. M. (1874) Grammatical Notes and Vocabulary of the Peguan Language: To which are Added a Few Pages of Phrases, &c‎, Rangoon: American Mission Press, page 55
  4. อนุสรณ์ สถานนท์, ร้อยตรี [Anusorn Sathanon, Sub-Lt.] (1984) พจนานุกรม มอญ-ไทย [Mon-Thai Dictionary], page 43; Thai translation of Halliday, R. (1922) A Mon-English Dictionary, Bangkok: Siam Society (2nd ed.: Rangoon: Mon Cultural Section, Ministry of Union Culture, Govt. of the Union of Burma, 1955).
  5. จำปี ซื่อสัตย์ [Champi Suesat] (2007[2008]) “เรือ”, in พจนานุกรมไทย-มอญ สำเนียงมอญลพบุรี [Thai-Mon (Lopburi Dialect) Dictionary] (in Thai), ปทุมธานี [Pathum Thani]: วัดจันทน์กะพ้อ [Chan Kapho Temple], page 197
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