Burmese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Pali gaṇa.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡón/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: guin: • ALA-LC: guiṇʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: gon: • Okell: goùn

Noun

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ဂိုဏ်း (guin:)

  1. group
  2. (Buddhism) sect
  3. (criminal) gang
  4. a class of words grouped according to grammatical category
  5. a set of three letters

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Shan: ၵိူင်း (kóeng)

Further reading

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