English
gaung baung
Gaung baung comes from Burmese ခေါင်းပေါင်း ‘gaung baung, (Burmese) turban’.
- Burmesemodernခေါင်းပေါင်းhkaung:paung:‘gaung baung, (Burmese) turban’
- Englishearliest quotation 1934gaung baung
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Burmesemodernခေါင်းပေါင်းhkaung:paung:‘gaung baung, (Burmese) turban’
- Englishearliest quotation 1934gaung baung
Earliest quotation: 1934, George Orwell: “By the far bank a knot of men, one…”
Every English word from Burmese ခေါင်းပေါင်း
Today it means
noun A traditional Burmese turban.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Burmese ခေါင်းပေါင်း / gaung baung