ရောင်

Burmese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jàʊɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: raung • ALA-LC: roṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: yaung • Okell: yauñ

Etymology 1

Probably from a Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rwa(m/ŋ) (“to swell; swollen, fat”) (STEDT root #5951; lexical entries like "jɑ̃u²² 'swell (of tissue)'" aren't linked to the root page), with cognates in Qiangic/rGyalrongic, Kuki-Chin, Tangkhuli, Tamangic, and Kiranti. Whether the root is allofamically related to *s-bʷa(m/p) (“swell, fat, rounded part, mountain”) (whence Old Chinese 胖 (OC *pʰaːns, “fat, plump”)) or *ʔ-b(r)um (“fruit; smallpox”) (whence perhaps Proto-Tani *bum (“smallpox”)) is uncertain.

Verb

ရောင် • (raung)

1. to swell

Etymology 2

Noun

ရောင် • (raung)

1. (in compounds) radiance, glow, color

Derived terms

• ရောင်ခြည် (raunghkrany, “ray, beam”)
• အရောင် (a.raung, “color; glow”)

 

Further reading

• “ရောင်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.