blossom
/ˈblɒs(ə)m/
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American sound/ˈblɒs(ə)m/
blossom
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blos - som -> blossom
Myanmar meaning
(n) ပန်းပွင့်။ပွင့်လန်းခြင်း။
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(က) [C] သီးပင်၊ ချုံပင်မှပွင့်သောပန်း။ Compare BLOOM ၁
(ခ) [U] ချုံ၊ သစ်ပင်ပေါ်၌ ဝေနေအောင်ပွင့်သည့်ပန်း။ apple/cherry blossom ❍ The lilac trees are in (full) blossom (ie bearing blossom).
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၁။ (သစ်ပင်၊ ချုံ) အပွင့်ပွင့်သည်။ The cherry trees blossomed early this year.
၂။ ~ (out ) (into sth)
(က) ဖွံ့ဖြိုးဝေဆာလာသည်။ a blossoming friendship/career ❍ rumours of a blossoming romance with her dancing partner ❍ Mozart blossomed (as a composer) very early in life. ❍ She has blossomed (out) into a beautiful young woman.
(ခ) ပိုမိုသွက်လက်လှုပ်ရှားလာသည်။ He used to be painfully shy, but now he's started to blossom (out).
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bloom, flower, bud, come into flower, come into bud, batten, blossom out, blow, burgeon, burst, come out of your shell, come out of yourself, develop, do well, effloresce, efflorescence, floret, flourish, flower head, floweret, grow, inflorescence, leaf, mature, open, outbloom, posy, progress, prosper, shoot, spike, spread your wings, succeed, thrive, unfold
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