Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gaung baung

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gaung baung
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional Burmese turban.

Example Sentences

"By the far bank a knot of men, one of them wearing a green gaungbaung, were waiting beside a sampan."
"Maneuvering amid the personalities and protocol of sticky Washington last week was an open-faced, roundly smiling, improbable-looking man in a gaung baung (gauze turbanlike cap with side bow) […]"
"On formal occasions college students would wear the gaungbaung. "The B.A. beau sauntering down the streets, walking-stick in hand and gaungbaung on his head," was the theme of a popular song in those days."

Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese ခေါင်းပေါင်း (hkaung:paung:).

Word Breakdown

Root: ခေါင်းပေါင်း

Inflected Forms

gaung baungs (plural) gaungbaung (alternative) gaung-baung (alternative)

Questions

What does gaung baung mean?: A traditional Burmese turban.
Where does gaung baung come from?: Borrowed from Burmese ခေါင်းပေါင်း (hkaung:paung:).

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