Burmese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Pali guṇa, ultimately from Sanskrit गुण (guṇa).

Pronunciation

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  • Phonetic respelling: ဂုန်
  • IPA(key): /ɡòʊɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: gun • ALA-LC: guṇʻ • BGN/PCGN: gon • Okell: gouñ

Noun

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ဂုဏ် (gun)

  1. prestige; honor
  2. quality, attribute

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • ဂုဏ်” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 316.
  • ဂုဏ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.