Where does “ဆွမ်းကျွေး” come from?

ဆွမ်းကျွေး (Burmese) comes from Burmese ဆွမ်း — food offered to the Buddha or to monks.

ဆွမ်းကျွေး (Burmese): an offering of meals to one or more monks

Definitions

  1. an offering of meals to one or more monks

Ancestry of “ဆွမ်းကျွေး”, step by step

ဆွမ်းကျွေး traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ဆွမ်း

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဆွမ်းfood offered to the Buddha or to monks

via Burmese ကျွေး

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseကျွေးto feed
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