whence

အင်္ဂလိပ်

အသံထွက်

• enPR: hwĕns, IPA: /ʍɛns/, SAMPA: /WEns/
• enPR: wĕns, IPA: /wɛns/, SAMPA: /wEns/

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ကြိယာဝိသေသန

whence (not comparable)

1. မည်သည့်နေရာမှ။
   • 1898, J. Meade Falkner, Moonfleet Chapter 3

     At first I could not tell what this new sound was, nor whence it came, and now it seemed a little noise close by, and now a great noise in the distance. And then it grew nearer and more defined, and in a moment I knew it was the sound of voices talking.

   • 1818, Mary Shelley, chapter 4, in Frankenstein^[၁]:

     Whence, I often asked myself, did the principle of life proceed?

သမ္ဗန္ဓ

(whence)

1. မည်သည့်နေရာမှ။
   • 1611, King James Bible^Wikisource, John 8:14:

     Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go.

   • 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, “The Sea-chest”, in Treasure Island^Wikisource:

     [W]hat greatly encouraged me, it was in an opposite direction from that whence the blind man had made his appearance and whither he had presumably returned.