ပြန်

See also: ပန်း and ပန်

Burmese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pjàɴ/

Romanization: MLCTS: pran • ALA-LC: pran‘ • BGN/PCGN: pyan • Okell: pyañ
Homophone: ပျံ (pyam)

Etymology 1

Verb

ပြန် • (pran)

to go back, return
to translate

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्राण (prāṇa, “breath, used also as a measure of time”).

Noun

ပြန် • (pran)

(archaic) A Myanmar measure of time equivalent to four seconds.

References

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

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