ယဵၼ်ႇ

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Shan

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Burmese ယာဉ် (yany), from Pali yāna.

Noun

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ယဵၼ်ႇ (yàen)

  1. carriage; vehicle.

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Burmese ယဉ် (yany).

Adjective

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ယဵၼ်ႇ (yàen) (abstract noun တၢင်းယဵၼ်ႇ)

  1. civilized; polite.
  2. tame; docile.

Etymology 3

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Cognate with Thai เอียน (iian) or เอี่ยน (ìian) or เหยี่ยน, Northern Thai ᩋ᩠ᨿ᩵ᩁ or ᩀ᩠ᨿ᩵ᩁ, Isan เอียน, Lao ອ່ຽນ (ʼīan), ᦵᦊᧃᧈ (ẏen¹), Tai Nüa ᥕᥥᥢᥱ (yěn), Thavung เยียน.

Noun

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ယဵၼ်ႇ (yàen)

  1. (ပႃ~) eel.

References

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  • Moeng, Sao Tern (1995) Shan-English Dictionary[1], Dunwoody Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.