မန်

Mon

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Pali Rāmañña, the classical name of the Mon heartland along the Burmese coast. In classical Mon literature, the Mon are known as ရမာန်.

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Proper noun

မန် (mawn)

  1. Mon.
    ဘာသာမန်
    Mon language
    ဂကူမန်
    Mon people
Hyponyms
Descendants
  • → Khmer: មន (mɔɔn)
  • → Burmese: မွန် (mwan)

Noun

မန် (mawn)

  1. Mon Peguan {in old lit. Reman}.

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit मन्त्र (mantra).

Noun

မန် (mawn)

  1. charm or magical formula.

Verb

မန် (mawn)

  1. to infuse healing virus into {water medicine} by recitation of mantras to repeat a charm or magical formula recite mantra utter mystic words to heal or word of evil.

References
  1. จำปี ซื่อสัตย์ [Champi Suesat] (2007[2008]) พจนานุกรมไทย-มอญ สำเนียงมอญลพบุรี [Thai-Mon (Lopburi Dialect) Dictionary] (in Thai), ปทุมธานี [Pathum Thani]: วัดจันทน์กะพ้อ [Chan Kapho Temple]
  2. Shorto, H.L. (1962) A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon‎, London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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