မႃႉၼမ်ႉ

Shan

Etymology

မႃႉ (mâ̰a, “horse”) +‎ ၼမ်ႉ (nâ̰m, “water”). Probably calque of Chinese 河馬／河马 (hémǎ). Compare Burmese ရေမြင်း (re-mrang:).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maː˦˨ˀ.nam˦˨ˀ/
• Rhymes: -am

Noun

မႃႉၼမ်ႉ • (mâ̰a nâ̰m) (classifier တူဝ်)

1. hippopotamus