Etymology

ray-woon

Today it means: A Burmese port officer or collector of sea customs. Full definition →

Burmese ရေဝန်
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  1. Burmese · borrowed fromရေဝန်“port official”
  2. English todayray-woon

Borrowed from Burmese ရေဝန် (rewan, “port official”).

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