dvn

Achang

Etymology

A transitive counterpart /tʰən³⁵/ turns up in the Longchuan dialect.

Pronunciation

• (Myanmar) /daˑn˧/

Verb

dvn

1. to be startled, shocked, appalled
   • 2010, “Job 21:5”, in Ngochang Common Language Bible‎^[1], Yangon: Bible Society of Myanmar:

     Ngos lyis yoeuh las mauh dvn geh, housoeh mauh dvn zis yah namoq nhuot mas loq yah nghop geh.

     Look at me and be astonished in wonder; thus, marveling in astonishment, cover your mouth with your hands!

Further reading

• Inglis, Douglas; Sampu, Nasaw; Jaseng, Wilai; Jana, Thocha (2005), A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon‎^[2], Payap University, page 24