Where does “မုန့်ဆန်း” come from?
မုန့်ဆန်း (Burmese) comes from Burmese ဆန်း, from Pali chanda — impulse, will, wish.
မုန့်ဆန်း (Burmese): flattened rice
Definitions
- flattened rice
Ancestry of “မုန့်ဆန်း”, step by step
မုန့်ဆန်း traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ဆန်း
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ဆန်း | to be new, be novel, be unusual |
| 2 | Pali | chanda | impulse, will, wish |
via Burmese မုန့်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | မုန့် | snack |