founder
/ 'faƱndǝ(r) /
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American sound/ 'faƱndǝ(r) /
founder
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foun - der -> founder
Myanmar meaning
(n) တည်ထောင်သူ။ ဖခင်။
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တည်ထောင်သူ။ ဖခင်။
the founder of a city/ an institution/ a company.
❏ founder-member n မူလအဖွဲ့ဝင်။
founder2 / 'faƱndǝ(r) / v ~ (on sth)
၁။ (of a plan, etc) ပျက်ပြားသည်။ ပျက်သည်။
The project foundered as a result of lack of finance. The talks foundered on the lack of mutual trust.
၂။ (လှေ၊ သင်္ဘော) နစ်သည်၊ မြုပ် သည်။
The boat foundered on rocks near the harbour.
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creator, originator, initiator, organizer, abort, architect, author, be lost, beginner, benefactor, break down, builder, collapse, come to grief, come to nothing, constructor, designer, establisher, fail, fall, fall through, forebearer, forefather, framer, generator, go down, go lame, go to bottom, go under, institutor, inventor, lurch, maker, miscarry, misfire, patron, planner, plunge, prime mover, sink, sprawl, stagger, stumble, submerge, submerse, trip, wallow, wreck
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