ပေါင်မုန့်

Burmese
ပေါင်မုန့်

Etymology

From Portuguese pão (“bread”) +‎ မုန့် (mun., “snack”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pàʊɴmo̰ʊɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: paungmun. • ALA-LC: poṅʻmunʻʹ • BGN/PCGN: paungmon. • Okell: pauñmoúñ

Noun

ပေါင်မုန့် • (paungmun.) (classifier လုံး or ချပ်)

  1. bread
  2. (slang) sanitary pad

See also

References
  • “ပေါင်မုန့်” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 651.
  • “ပေါင်မုန့်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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