အၚ်

Mon

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɛŋ/

Etymology 1

Unknown. Shared lexeme across several languages in mainland Southeast Asia, including Burmese အင်း (ang:), Thai แอ่ง (ɛ̀ng).[1]

Noun

အၚ် (ɛŋ)

  1. pond, lake

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Burmese အင် (ang).

Noun

အၚ် (ɛŋ)

  1. bowl

References
  • Shorto, H.L. (1962) A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon‎, London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
  1. Mathias Jenny (2015) “Foreign influence in the Burmese language”, in International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges
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