Burmese

Alternative forms

• ဘမ်း ‎(bham:) (obsolete)

Verb

ဖမ်း • ‎(hpam:) (Romanization: MLCTS: hpam: • ALA-LC: pham‘″ • BGN/PCGN: hpan: • Okell: hpàñ)

1. to catch (capture or snare; intercept an object in the air etc.)
2. to seize (grab)
3. to arrest (take into legal custody)

References

• “ဖမ်း” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 685.
• “ဘမ်း” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 721.
• “ဖမ်း” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.