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ပေါင်း | poun3; poun3

(1) poun3 - mix; [math] add as in အပေါင်း | a-poun3 - addition; sum.

(2) poun3 - steam (ˈstēm 🔊): cook by steam, or slow-cooking over low heat. [Watch this video.]

(3) poun3 - stew (ˈstü 🔊): cook small pieces of meat totally immersed in liquid for a long time. [Watch this video.]

(4) poun3 - braise (breɪz 🔊): cook large pieces of meat, fish or chicken partially covered in liquid. [Watch this video.]

Note: In Myanmar cooking style, the difference between ပေါင်း၊ နှပ်၊ ချက် | poun3 - hnyt - chet is more of a time factor. ပေါင်း | poun3 is steaming over a ပေါင်းအိုး | poun3 o3 - steamer (ˈstē-mər 🔊) or a cooker.

ဆီမပါဘဲချက်ခြင်း | hsi2 ma1 pa2 beare3 chet-jin3 - Cooking without စားသုံးဆီ | sa3-thone3-zi - cooking oil (kʊkɪŋ ɔɪl 🔊) is not a common practice, မှလွဲ၍ | hma1 lweare3-yway1 - except ထမင်းချက်ရန်၊ သို့မဟုတ် ပဲပြုတ် ပြုတ်ရန်နှင့် ကောက်ညွင်းပေါင်း ပေါင်းရန် | hta1-min3 chet yan2 dtho1-ma1-hote peare3-byoat pyoat yan2 hnin1 kout-hnyin3-boun3 poun3 yan2 - to cook rice or to make ပဲပြုတ် | peare3-byoat - steamed (stimd 🔊) garden pea [Watch this video] and ကောက်ညှင်းပေါင်း | kout-hnyin3-boun3 - steamed glutinous rice (stimd ˌɡluː.t̬ən.əs ˈraɪs 🔊). In fact, ပဲပြုတ် | peare3-byoat is not ပြုတ် | pyoat - boiled in hot water like making ကြက်ဥပြုတ် | kjet-u1 byoat - boiled eggs, but steamed.

ပေါင်း | poun3 may also refer to braising or stewing with some cooking oil as in

ငါးသလောက်ပေါင်း | nga1-tha1-lout boun3 - braised hilsa fish [Watch this video], and

ထမင်းပေါင်း | hta1-min3 boun3 - Htaminboun, rice with mixed vegetables, seafood or meat. [Watch this video.]

ပေါင်း | poun3 is မီးလျှော့၍ (၆)နာရီနီးပါးကြာအောင် ချက်ခြင်း | mi3 shau1 yway1 chout-na2-yi2 ni3-ba3 kja2 oun2 chet jin3 - steaming over low heat for as much as six hours. နှပ် | hnyut is stewing or braising, which requires low to medium heat with some oil for about an hour. ချက် | chet is a general term for cooking that usually takes a shorter time over a higher heat with more oil, but not as high as ကြော် | kjau2 - stir fry (stər fraɪ 🔊) with just a little oil, or deep fry (ˌdip ˌˈfraɪ 🔊) with a lot of oil for about 15 minutes.

(5) poun3 - be friend; associate.

အပေါင်းအသင်း | a-poun3 a-thin3 - friends; people that one hangs out with.

(6) poun3 - marry.

(7) poun3 - wrap or tie turban (ˈtɝː.bən 🔊) on the head.

ခေါင်းပေါင်းပေါင်း | goun3-boun3 poun3 - wear Gaung Baung, Myanmar headdress (ˌhɛ(d)ˈdrɛs 🔊).

(8) poun3 - arched roof or canopy over မြင်းလှည်း | myin3 hleare3 - horse-driven carriage or a boat.

(9) poun3 - weed (ˈwēd 🔊).