woonn.

/wuːn/

Forms: Also wun.

Etymology: < Burmese wun.

A Burmese administrative officer.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > holder of office > public officials > [noun] > Burmese

woon1800

1800 M. Symes Acct. Embassy to Ava xiii. 309 There are..officers..who bear no ostensible share in the administration of public affairs, such as the Daywoon, or King's armour-bearer; the Chaingeewoon, or master of the elephants; also the Woons of the Queen's household.

1856 Putnam's Monthly Mag. June 561/1 A message came down from the Woon, or head man, of the friendly people who inhabited the interior town of Pegu.

1886 R. Churchill in Daily News 26 Jan. 2/4 Those [English] officers were supported by troops and were working through local woons.

1898 H. F. Hall Soul of People vii. 92 Outside Mandalay the country was governed by wuns or governors.

1972 A. T. Q. Stewart Pagoda War ix. 112 (caption) Thibaw's envoy, the wun with his golden umbrella, stands beside him.

Derivatives

woondock n.

ΚΠ

1800 M. Symes Acct. Embassy to Ava xiii. 308 To assist in the administration of affairs, four officers, called Woondocks, are associated with the Woongees.

woongee n. names for different grades of this.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	woon
释义	woonn. /wuːn/ Forms: Also wun. Etymology: < Burmese wun. A Burmese administrative officer. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > public officials > [noun] > Burmese woon1800 1800 M. Symes Acct. Embassy to Ava xiii. 309 There are..officers..who bear no ostensible share in the administration of public affairs, such as the Daywoon, or King's armour-bearer; the Chaingeewoon, or master of the elephants; also the Woons of the Queen's household. 1856 Putnam's Monthly Mag. June 561/1 A message came down from the Woon, or head man, of the friendly people who inhabited the interior town of Pegu. 1886 R. Churchill in Daily News 26 Jan. 2/4 Those [English] officers were supported by troops and were working through local woons. 1898 H. F. Hall Soul of People vii. 92 Outside Mandalay the country was governed by wuns or governors. 1972 A. T. Q. Stewart Pagoda War ix. 112 (caption) Thibaw's envoy, the wun with his golden umbrella, stands beside him. Derivatives woondock n. ΚΠ 1800 M. Symes Acct. Embassy to Ava xiii. 308 To assist in the administration of affairs, four officers, called Woondocks, are associated with the Woongees. woongee n. names for different grades of this. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1800
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